Monthly Archives: May 2012

Since the 20th Anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, a few of us have been having national reality conversation. Some might even call it a “reality show,” as for sure—some realities have come forth. The most significant of which is how much South Los Angeles has really changed. Numbers have been thrown around…millions, hundreds of millions…a billion, but little of it had to do with Los Angeles, which was the genesis of the conversation. Over the past few weeks, several articles and commentaries have flown about trying to give insight and hindsight to the reality of the conversation—has Los Angeles … Continue reading →

President Obama launched his re-election campaign last week, and now for the next six months, the nation will be witness to the Republicans attempt to derail the most significant change to ever effect the Presidency of the United States. At least from a complexion perspective. Maybe even from an ideological perspective. Barack Obama is clearly one of the most pragmatic Presidents we’ve ever had. His pragmatism, at times, may have been viewed as compromise politics, but he remained true to his commitment to change the system of politics in Washington, while not allowing the system to change him. That has … Continue reading →

The City of Los Angeles was the site of the significant urban riot in the history of America. Let’s state that off the top…Over $1.2 BILLION dollars in damages (which they estimated at $400 million then) and a BUNCH of excuses as to why it happened—like we didn’t know. The combination of harassing police, economic redlining, joblessness and cavalier leadership mixed with a corrupt judicial decision…and BOOM, Los Angeles went up quicker that a flame on a barbeque pit when squirted with lighter fluid. On the first night of the riots, the police pulled back and let the city burn. … Continue reading →