Blacks and Mexicans in Florence Firestone Area 1960s

[@Jukeboxxxz]

Being Black n Mexican myself... this is gold.

[@blackboy9851]

Nice to see Bird again. He is still one of my top 5 interviews.

[@dannydee9919]

OG is a talker. Has the gift of articulating himself. I.hope to be as sharp as him at his age.

[@jameslauderdale135]

​@@dannydee9919💯🎯

[@lamontjohnson-xx1qe]

Roosevelt Park f13 and 76 east coast crips shared that park for years

[@haririaskari9943]

Same as Washington Park and Bethune

[@pharoah1200]

F13 and the 76Pl Shack Boys shared the park with no issues when I was coming up.

[@haririaskari9943]

@@pharoah1200 same as the 89s and EZBs, though it was far more blaccs in that area of Firestone bacc then

[@GG-jy3rb]

An the morton town stoner use to go there in 70 s use play foot ball before florencia an morton town started to beef it

[@johnwhitlock1042]

Love Thunderbird!! Got to meet him on Central Ave one day. Was truly honored!

[@killacali6785]

This interview needs 50mil views and need to go viral like Shannon sharpe's

[@kemoluciano7475]

OG BIRD MUCH RESPECT

[@Kayne86z]

Thank U Kev Mac..... I knew the old timers in the 50's and earlier on in history that the blacks and browns got along with each other...... So I went on a deep dive in the history of brown LA and geez to find out that the navy went to war with the browns in LA...... Really opened my eyes...... Black brown and others r going and went through the same struggle..... I just hope black and brown can finally take make their culture and put it out in their own media platforms......

[@Authentic1874]

This is one of your best peices of work to date Kev love the message

[@eldoctorsimis]

aye first coment ..orale ...bird a rare real one...mucho respeto🔥💪🏼

[@travisstarks1343]

This new Bird1 series is summa ur best work KMV, & i think i’ve seen all of em 2x…

[@calvinlevie943]

Thank you. Just another fantastic story and history analistic view from a real one.Keep on making great entertainment and video's

[@pharoah1200]

Florence & Holmes, on the Northeast corner was the Bank of America where my grandfather took me to open my first bank account in 1966.

[@KevMacVideos]

Bird said true story about B of A.

[@lilgiz5716]

pharoah1200 You remember Donald Streety?

[@FreeTheSolid]

Good history 👍🏽 I stay blocks from it it’s now a Mexican market

[@ronaldwright947]

From the hoods in Boston, Ma Bro you got me thru the pandemic. Tried to watch all your videos looking for Moms' best friends Son. 😅 they moved out there in the mid 70's. Think I did hear a mention in one video. I'd love to find him. Keep up the informative insights, you are the Best at this shit! 💯

[@energyasylum997]

Props to Kev Mac!

[@vkain100]

T-bird interview had me learning LA history 🙌🏿

[@jameslauderdale135]

Fort Lauderdale Florida tappin in another great interview from Bird. Ion know Cali politics but the way Bird break things down is pure gold. He gotta be in Kev Mac's Top 5 guest

[@davidhudak5352]

Great 2nd interview with OG Bird 1, kev Mac is back, this is foshooooo!!!!

[@ilovemywife3827]

KMV where history is king shout out Baby Smac

[@pharoah1200]

That car wash is on the corner of Florence & Maie. As kids, we spent many days and many coins there during the 1960s thu the 1980s. Mainly, it was for the fries, burritos, pastramis, and shakes. A lot of times, after playing sports or swimming all day at Roosevelt Park, the car wash was our first stop on the way home.

[@QuetiA1]

Shout out the community 90001 i went to parmelee edison and fremont

[@pharoah1200]

@@QuetiA1 All day 👊🏽👊🏽

[@QuetiA1]

@@pharoah1200 likewise hometown you a real og my respects in full

[@joseargueta1678]

Great video my man! Hope there's more! I know you heard this time after time' you need a Netflix mini series and a documentary on the history that you do "such and such and so on" keep up the great work! -✌️

[@husainlethal559]

Bird speaking the truth

[@Forlifeimpala]

👏👏👏 bird got no hate in his heart you can tell

[@moniquehill1048]

KEV.............THANK.U 4 THE REAL OGS TRUTH...💯

[@James-y8n5k]

I grew up with Mexicans and many were my best friends and I will never understand Black and Brown against each other.

[@rbgboxing4442]

Because anti blackness is part of Mexican culture

[@rooroodamoonman]

@@rbgboxing4442YT Supremacy is the root of the problem.

[@Jukeboxxxz]

Nice on the old school stories of tagging (STRIKE UPZ) CALIFORNIA STYLE!

[@jaybone3617]

Is Bobo the 1 that brokered the peace treaty with Doc Throne

[@KevMacVideos]

Yeah

[@Jabrilrmo]

Ay Bird! 🦅

[@lamontjohnson-xx1qe]

I did time in CYA nelles in the 80's

[@culturenoir89]

Salute to the Platform. “Where content is ……”

[@ChandoisGainesjr-fn9vr]

If I I can't see no more lovely ladies like you. I minus well check on out! 😂 I feel u bird! Og thunderbird a real one! The music at the end hella slapping!

[@Ricardo23228]

cant believe he mentioned spudneck lol …thats crazy

[@historymarm835]

My father knew a lot of people...I am one of Bird's daughters.

[@creepnasty5370]

@@historymarm835her father lied

[@emjay6482]

Tremendous video

[@QuetiA1]

Shout out big bird1 from the gang

[@CONNECTCHRIS]

I miss the Neighborhood I miss all the homies going in to ma pops bar. RIP Chino

[@merk869]

And you think you done something.. and you did But you ran also. BIG FACTS.

[@GG-jy3rb]

An the morton town stoner 13 on the other side of Roosevelt park

[@pharoah1200]

Let's roll.

[@Iletthemhaveitinthecomments]

Black and White Florence members were Ryders and totally brown on inside brown hearts

[@bowlowmizer6728]

I met him when l was in CYA

[@historymarm835]

Whats your name? I am one of Bird's daughters...I will let him know that you watched it. He used to work on Adams Cottasge at CYA, I think.

[@bowlowmizer6728]

@@historymarm835 l was there in 92 93 on Hayes cottage they had him workin any cottage as a filler

[@bowlowmizer6728]

@@historymarm835 Sweetheart l don't want to say my government name on line but l from the area 65th and San Pedro l remember him divin that old car to work

[@ericherrera5279]

ORALE,CON RESPECTO FROM CV3 GANG, SAILOR RIP.

[@reasonone6898]

What’s bird affiliation with f13 ? Is he a member ?

[@historymarm835]

He is a Slauson and also an "affiliated" member of Florence...ask any OG veterano from Florence over the age of 50 and they will tell you. he was a part of it

[@historymarm835]

Florence and the old Slauson gang shared the same neighborhood back in the day...he had a unique dual status

[@historymarm835]

My father, Bird, was/is a Slauson and he also was in the unique position have dual status, meaning he was an affiliate member of Florence and all his Slausomn and Florence homies knew this and it didn't bother them one bit...that's why he knows so much about both Black and Chicano gangs...he lived it....that should be appreciated. He lived a diverse life and anyone who can do that and still be alive at 80 is amazing. that's how it should be viewed. There's your answer.

[@marcos7304]

@@historymarm835that’s so dope. Your pops a living legend.

[@reasonone6898]

@@historymarm835thank you I appreciate you taking the time to respond much respect to your father and your family. He is a dope person

[@JohnDoeWesside213]

I just wanna clear something. The word "Mayate" means junebug. In mexico they call dark skinned people "mayatito" Its not used derogatory. Somewhere somebody in the U.S twisted the meaning. Racism mainly exists in the U.S. of America, in Mexico people don't think that way. Anyone who says different doesn't know a thing about mexico. So if you ever here a Mexican lil kid and their grandparents using the word they're probably trying to catch a junebug and tie a string to it and play with it. The word sounds harsh but literally means junebug. If you're reading this and a latino especially Mexican has called you by that word as an insult ,I would like to apologize in behalf of us Mexicans who don't condone racism . Not all latinos are like that. Instead of going tit for tat blaming each for hatred lets just teach our kids better so they don't repeat our mistakes. And to those who are going to disagree or hate on this statement may you find the peace and the love you need one day .

[@Rexkless.marion]

Why are those words referring to blacks, seem like they derived from Mayan?

[@YouProblyAHater]

Nope... you all changed the meaning and you know it. Foh... If a messican call you a mayat3, he's calling you the n word.

[@deadone-b7d]

Spanish came from Spain and you know Spain is racist so their language is racist in a way and Spain control Mexico and teach Mexicans how to talk Spanish

[@creepnasty5370]

@@Rexkless.marionhas nothing to do with Mayan. Clown

[@bigdendelamo190]

Bird became an F13?

[@historymarm835]

My father, Bird, was/is a Slauson and he also was in the unique position have dual status, meaning he was an affiliate member of Florence and all his Slausomn and Florence homies knew this and it didn't bother them one bit...that's why he knows so much about both Black and Chicano gangs...he lived it....that should be appreciated. He lived a diverse life and anyone who can do that and still be alive at 80 is amazing. that's how it should be viewed. There's your answer.

[@creepnasty5370]

@@historymarm835he was a hood hopper

[@eddiemarshall8952]

So you love everybody but black people I see why the guys from the Eastside feel how they feel about you

[@creepnasty5370]

😂😂😂 typical sensitive smoker

[@eddiemarshall8952]

Since when do we honor people who claiming duel Citizen ship in the streets he got a great memory given good history but u can tell he don’t got much love for blaccs

[@eugenemason1808]

Yebo General

[@u-verse]

MAKE SURE TO LET HIM NO KEV!

[@lamontjohnson-xx1qe]

Yeah a very racist area ,im from the Firestone district,the 80's east side 87 Street Kitchens

[@southcentrallowbottoms8274]

Is it still racist to you? Or back then. What I know is Florencia has many black members from there Varrio and many other varrios do as well, even 38st , especially the Playboys

[@ddt1983]

My uncle and his childhood friend are from F13 my grandmother house was on 85 and Beach and my uncle friend house was on 85 and Holmes

[@historymarm835]

My family has been over in the Florence district since the 1940's and I didn't see blatant racism until drugs got involved....I am one of Bir's daughters by the way.....drugs and lust for money are the 2 killers

[@pharoah1200]

We still live in the neighborhood. We eat at Boy's Hamburgers on Florence & Holmes. We eat at Yoshinoya at Florence & Pacific in Huntington Park. We just ate at Carl's Jr. on Gage & Compton Avenue. We eat at Yoshinoya on Florence & Avalon. We go to Rite'Aid at Florence & Miramonte all the time, and also Superior right across the parking lot. I've been doing all of that for 60 years, and I've never had any issues.

[@amosotis13]

James Morrow (aka Huerito from Florencia 13) was in Preston in 1966. In CYA and on the streets, he was a graffiti terror. Amazed you are "young enough" to know him. 🫡