We Love LA

U People directors Olive Demetrius and Hanifah Walidah travel to LA for the Pan African Film Fest and get a tour of Watts and Compton from politician and political blogger Jasmyne Cannick.

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People & Blogs

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• Jasmyne Cannick
• Politics
• Hanifah Walidah
• Olive Demetrius
• U People
• LA
• Watts
• Compton
• Slauson Swap Meet

[troopznz]

great video gurls im form new zealand and ever since ive been a 12yrs old ive always wanted too go to compton just been interested in the area im 35 brown boy will i be safe there???lol

[surfermsocal]

Drugstores, Liquor stores, 99 cent stores, and check cashing stores are hardly just a black problem in a black neighborhood. I live in a predominantly White neighborhood by the beach, and I have well over a dozen pharmacies, many of which are open 24 hours, at least 3 dozen liquor stores, 2 99 cent stores, maybe more, in a 2 mile radius. Hell, I have 6 Liquor stores in within 3 blocks of me. It's quite simple really. Businesses will go where they think they can make the most money.

[webdubois1350]

over time, these things add up. they add up to premature morbidity (i.e., my mom spending over $150/mo on meds) and premature mortality (e.g., 5-6 year difference in life expectancy).

[webdubois1350]

cannick hit it: why do we need all those drug stores? because we're the sickest people..."we fuel an entire industry"

i disagree though that it simply about our behavior. we live in infested, deteriorated residences and go to dusty, unclean schools. then, we deal with a much higher burden of everyday micro-aggressions (e.g., threat of violence, mistrust, powerlessness) and psychological stress.