1989 SPECIAL REPORT: Surviving Watts ( South Central L.A )

[@angelicsoulz]

I saw the shower cap and couldn't resist clicking 😄

[@RickoHolmes]

Naw fr😁

[@RickoHolmes]

Naw fr😁

[@surviveunplugged]

I started in Imperial Courts and went to Grape Street Elementary in 1970. In 1989 I was in my last year in the USMC. After college I became a licensed Certified Public Accountant. They don't allow people like me back to talk to the young cats. People make too much money off of poverty. They're "farming" misery. Have the former black President and all of the black millionaires to teach these young black people HOW THEY BECAME RICH. They will never do THAT. Just build more projects and let the people starve for a lack of knowledge. Some of us live in the Hamptons, Beverly Hills and the suburbs, while others live in PROJECTS.

[@Janzer_]

"Just build more projects and let the people starve for a lack of knowledge." - keeps the politicians in office. politicians are all losers that couldn't make it anywhere else. the ultimate grifters.

[@j.s.9964]

You're right. Did you know someone called lloyd avery aka LA deuce?

[@Leogx13]

The original name South Central LA looks and sounds so much better than just South LA

[@soniasg8639]

I was born in South Central but my birth certificate says South Los Angeles.

[@RickoHolmes]

I AGREE

[@jimmycricket8548]

South Los Angeles sounds cleaner

[@showmestatefinest5412]

South central is not the original name, that name csme from the media in the the 80s and it stuck

@@showmestatefinest5412 no. Its been around alot longer than the 80s

[@hufair2215]

LA resident here. Watts in 2024 looks worse than ever

[@oladeebiazazi4538]

Damn fr I thought they cleaned up South central?

[@ccb.8603]

Me too I visited last year summer time it was definitely not clean😢 but it was quiet

[@neshdogsage3499]

😖 I am in Watts and looking forward to moving PRAYERFULLY SOON 🙏🏽💜

[@Goodson2020]

pisses me off knowing the CIA over saw the drug operations in American at the time. probably still are.

[@amanda4realsosoa]

Exactly 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@soniasg8639]

Absolutely

[@nellienell924]

This is the Los Angeles I remember!!

[@stryfetc1471]

That's how they destroyed the black family, threw the men in prison and put the women on welfare, and this lady had no clue how terrible she sounded.

[@ProduktOfEv0lution]

aint nothing change but the camera quality and design of cars I see.

[@osizzle963]

Amazing short on people living in poverty. Young Black men growing up in that environment are pitted against each other. It couldn't be any clearer.

[@stokesr08]

Glad you’re back. 👍🏿👍🏿😁

[@darrellsadler2848]

"Other than the style of dress and hairstyles when this documentary was made, what has changed within Black America in 2024?"

[@KyleShade]

I live in Maryland. The 2 richest predominantly black counties in America. I was born in 88 in the DC area. I’m white, my teachers and principals were black, my doctors were black, and I’d say about half the people I served in the military with were black. I know from experience there is nothing inherently wrong with black people. I see a lot of places made them a permanent underclass, wasting a huge segment of talent and potential.

[@randomdude5938]

The black poverty rate is half what it was….

[@blacksoldier.]

Alot I grew up middle class on long Island.

[@keenannorris3309]

It's pretty different. In 1980, the black poverty rate was 33%. Today it's about 17%.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

​@@KyleShadedamn

[@Timari_XXL]

That's my High School she's standing at in the Intro (John Marshall High) which is located in a Los Angeles suburb called Silverlake, same high school Leonardo DiCaprio attended. Then she starts her report on Watts which is inner city "Ghetto" L.A. Interesting 🙂

[@frankystarrz]

Coz she starts saying people USED to get OUT of the hood. Now? They stay there on welfare instead of education and progression.

[@randomdude5938]

Silverlake isn’t a suburb, it’s a neighborhood in LA. Weird thing to not know if you grew up there.

[@Timari_XXL]

@@randomdude5938 Silverlake is pretty vast in size. It Borders Los Feliz to North, and Echo Park to the east. I was specifically describing Marshall H.S. location as a suburb area of L.A. The definition of suburb is defined as "the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town." So With the high school being only 3 miles away from the city limits & City of Glendale, It definitely fits the classification.

[@randomdude5938]

@@Timari_XXL Glendale is a suburb of Los Angeles. Redondo beach is suburban Los Angeles. Sliver lake, echo park, and Los Feliz are neighborhoods on the east side of LA. Those are just facts. Sorry.

[@condor7810]

John Marshall High is in the Los Feliz neighborhood, not Silverlake thought it is close by.

[@strechnriss3365]

GAIN helped me in 2018. Changed my life

[@TempeSoldier123]

7:33 He’s now in federal prison for corruption.

[@dontgetittwizted]

Good content. Keep it up.

[@jamesjarrettjr.5974]

GIMME BACK MY RABBIT RIGHT ON T BONE😂

[@jrallday]

Homie in the shower cap thooo! Only in Cali hahahaa

[@bighurt7107]

Tru... but dat was a 80s swag... jheri curl cover up

[@KyleShade]

@@bighurt7107yeah, they were probably calling for rain. My man ain’t letting money go literally down the drain.

[@frankystarrz]

?

[@beachboi6196]

That's how we rocked in in da 😂😢,,80 😂it was to keep ur curls moist these days 2026 youngsta rock boinets look like straight vhief😢😢😢

[@GTek-ew1wh]

☔

[@michaelkennedy6415]

In 300 years from now- NOTHING will change. You’ll still have a congregation of people that is considered “that” part of town which is broken, dangerous, an anarchic.

[@j.s.9964]

Hmm, maybe they should start using condom if they dont have enough money to feed their kids? How can almost everyone from there be horny 24/7 but zero responsible

[@charleshenry-miles774]

I'm not from California & I lived in The Jordan Downs &. Skid row. When there's No jobs? What do you expect. Everyone that I know gos to school to pay there bills. Jobs

[@leongran4596]

Watching this video took me back in time. January 16,1989 i was born im from the imperial courts better known as pjwatts crip my [hooh]💪💙growing up as a kids i can recall going threw hard time moms goin to wcac getting food stamps an so forth i have 8 sibling an watching my moms taking care of us in such conditional environment, [#angela berry]i even recognize some folks from this video wow im tooken back #ilovearchive. #imperialcourts pjwatts💙💙✋️✋️

[@j.s.9964]

Your mom has 9 kids but no money?😂 why would someone who doesnt have enough money to feed one or two kids f*ck around and get pregnant couple mpre times? Wtf? Doesn't she know what a condom is? Bet she has 6 baby daddies 😂

[@Mattscomeback]

That intro was my highschool. John Marshall high. It was definitely not in the ghetto. Lol 😂

[@nardoEBK148]

1:16 her son she holding is infant Biskuit head from Bounty hunnas iykyk

[@georgiablackman9661]

Where have you been channel

[@Timari_XXL]

2:00 Chief William Rathburn? Darryl Gates was LAPD Cheif in 1989...

[@kingof85]

Just subbed I like your channel

[@livebythesworddiediebythes5373]

Michael Jackson exposed them in most of his music all I wanna say is they don’t really care about us

[@j.s.9964]

😂 How about stopping making 5 kids if people cant even afford one child? That would be responsible Stop making babies if you cant feed them. You people cant be that slow

[@globalnomad1221]

80% single motherhood now - no cure

[@ronsanchez4366]

Nothing will change bad across the nation

[@j.s.9964]

I need an update on all the people. Did they survive?

[@dwayneg7110]

The struggle stills continues, the government says they will help. But they just put you in debt. Higher education and medical should be free, i'm sure the billions they sent to Ukraine should cover the bill.

[@WLA-General]

I was 8 year old bacc then.

[@Andy-ty6gv]

It sad that most back then don’t even experience Facebook, FaceTime and joe Biden presidency

[@truthbetold7122]

Are you joking???? Joe biden?????? Lmao😂

[@Andy-ty6gv]

@@truthbetold7122 u know it 😂

[@KpChosen-g6k]

A 15 old takin card of the whole family...that's wild men

[@susieadams3305]

Not all arrested go too jail repeats I know some who are now mother's ,married and doing great

[@ThaBlockDocNYC]

This shit sad what the youth call culture there parents called torture and they wept

[@raven113p6]

You're right...

[@theorigin1891]

Yeah she started the report at Marshall high on los feliz?? Long way from watts

[@southlondon86]

Not one flat top in 1989!?

[@brtshmvne]

A 4:26 , that guy looks like he cold be 2 Chainz’ dad or uncle 😮

[@entertainingsportshighligh7525]

This is around the era which the Movie - (BOYZ N DA HOOD) derived from , lol 🤣😂😉😛

[@CRiver396]

Tanya 24?

[@GregHeffley-vs8wv]

This cycle goes on and on

[@ccb.8603]

Visited the Watts it was quiet 😅

[@King_Nez2]

The year I was born....

[@phillybul215]

Same think God we made it

[@bryanperkins2150]

Me too bro

[@bryanperkins2150]

I'm from Philly too

[@phillybul215]

@@bryanperkins2150 salute bro

[@heyyou9244]

crazyy

[@mannixdaniels8123]

I love how the news reporter acknowledges that it’s a trap . 🙌🏾

[@susieadams3305]

None of my mother kids grewup on walfare or food stamps we've was the lucky one's but as I got older all my bands member passed from cancers strokes heart attacks ,I ended up depending on food stamps and Asis ,but I still song but wasn't getting enough money too support myself fully but I'm not on drugs and I don't drink IAM now taking care my sick uncle and the best caregiver ever and sing in my free time

[@ShawnGottii709]

These guys are alot more well spoken than the black guys we see on the net these days talking

[@pedrosolis3358]

Systematic problem.

[@deestersvega807]

👤👤👤

[@charlie-zc6bj]

Now in 2024 there's a bunch of mexican in watts

[@Losttimes1992]

Who was there before and left when the neighborhood went down hill.

[@freeworld2275]

Yes mostly illegal

[@talkingmudcrab718]

Maxine Waters. Oh.

[@uncededterritory]

Racism!

[@lldjwhyteell]

Where?

[@chrisnelson3046]

Keep voting blue........

[@blacksoldier.]

OK.

[@doctordl7757]

Because red care more about the working class...

[@sclibertarian348]

​@@doctordl7757The mass influx of illegal immigrants has permanently changed the demographics of historically black neighborhoods like Compton and Watts. That isn't the fault of Republicans.

[@unitedwefalldividedwestand5040]

​@@doctordl7757you guys are brainwashed still fighting over Democrat and Republican

[@Lilugh]

​@@blacksoldier.🤣

[@frankystarrz]

No engineers no doctors or lawyers or teachers or architects..just music. Selling drugs. Basketball. Wow

[@blacksoldier.]

Typical white response.

[@thehardtruth3027]

HAHAHAHAAAAA. Unfortunately that's what we do. Most black men around me think education is for suckers

[@blacksoldier.]

You need to change your environment.

[@frankystarrz]

@@BrownBobby8 I lived with black people since 6. WITH a Jamaican family for 5 years. I got BIG in music in 80s. I'm Irish White and know black culture forever. Crabs in a barrel mentality. Oprah. Tahji is a brilliant actor. She don't get paid but fucked over, by BLACK company. She sticks with it. Defends it through tears. Why did 'nicca' spread? Racist. Easy with racism. "White devils" ..wtf is that? Messed up bro. 💜

[@frankystarrz]

@@BrownBobby8 why so many dead rappers? Robbed rappers? Raped rappers? Crabs - barrel.