Maria Rutledge Maria Rutledge had lived in her South Los Angeles home for about 50 years without having to make any major repairs to it. So, naturally, when she realized…
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Latrece Jackson
Latrece Jackson 2012 marked Latrece Jackson’s 10th year as one of SCOPE’s community leaders. “We were working hard talking to folks about Proposition 30,” she remembers. “There was no time…
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Pat Jones Pat Jones often rides the bus for free—because when she hops on, drivers know that the service she provides to their passengers is worth much more than the…
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Abraham Hernandez As a graffiti writer, Abraham Hernandez learned to appreciate South LA, where he was born and raised, by tagging buildings late at night—a way to stake his claim…
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