I USED to sneak into the Forum to watch the Lake Show, when I LIVED in L.A. with my pop. I was BORN in SEATTLE, and for fourth, and FIFTH grade, I went to L.A., then I came back to Seattle and then back to L.A. for eighth, ninth, and 10th grade. But it was easy to sneak in the Forum, like really easy.
Read MorePrior to Katrina, the SOUTH BRONX and NEW Orleans' Ninth Ward had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by POOR people of color, both hotbeds of cultural innovation: think hip-hop and jazz. Both are waterfront communities that HOST both industries and residents in close proximity of one another.
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