Below the Ten: Stories of South LA is an ongoing series telling intimate stories about the people who live in the neighborhoods south of the 10 Freeway, including Watts, Jefferson Park, and Compton. The series is supported by a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
14 Available Episodes (14 Total)Average duration: 00:13:35
Mar 15, 2017
Playing Trump
00:09:41
Every year, the students at ISLAH Academy, a private Islamic school inside a South LA mosque put on a winter program for their parents.
Nov 11, 2016
Bilal's Calling
00:30:55
Tyreek Bilal has gone through many transformations in his life. He’s been a confidant to powerful celebrities, a husband to six wives, father to 20 children and a celibate religious scholar. Now he's taking a stand against changes at his mosque and in his neighborhood.
Nov 09, 2016
Meet Mr. Fries Man
00:11:30
Throughout South Los Angeles and the surrounding neighborhoods there’s a growing community of underground home chefs who sell food on Instagram. One of those chefs, a guy who goes by the name Mr. Fries Man, specializes in loaded french fries.
Mar 28, 2016
Peacemakers: The Activist
00:16:41
Lita Herron, a 69-year-old grandmother of six, witnessed repeated shootings in her community. But her fear turned to anger and then to action.
Mar 28, 2016
Peacemakers: The Cop
00:14:20
As a black kid growing up in South LA, Lt. Michael Carodine was regularly mistreated by police. But for Lt. Carodine, bad policing was a problem that could be solved; and he would help solve it.
Mar 28, 2016
Peacemakers: The Interventionist
00:15:28
When someone gets shot in Skipp Townsend's community, he is often one of the first on the scene. Sometimes he knows the victim personally. Skipp works as a gang interventionist with the LAPD.
Jan 13, 2016
Local Hires
00:08:49
Several large developments are under construction south of the 10 Freeway, and some have initiatives to fill jobs with local, low-income workers. See how that can become a life-changing opportunity for job seekers burdened with a prison record.
Jan 11, 2016
Young Hearts: A Prologue to The Long Commute
00:07:58
When Chris Chambers' bus broke down in a small town in Texas, it ended up being a blessing in disguise.
Nov 20, 2015
The Long Commute
00:15:24
On Aug. 26, 1954, Arthur Kitt Murray climbed into the cockpit of an experimental rocket at Edwards Air Force Base, about a hundred miles north of Los Angeles in the Antelope Valley. Murray was about to fly as close to the stars as man had ever been. At 90,000 feet above the desert, Murray looked out the window of his cockpit and became the first human to see the curvature of the earth.
Sep 16, 2015
Peddling Candy in South LA
00:08:32
Luis Sanchez, who dresses in drag and goes by the name Grace of the Sea, sells bacon wrapped pineapple stuffed hot dogs in Jefferson Park a couple days a week. He also sells candy out of a golden basket.
Mar 15 | 00:09:41
Playing Trump
Nov 11 | 00:30:55
Bilal's Calling
Nov 09 | 00:11:30
Meet Mr. Fries Man
Mar 28 | 00:16:41
Peacemakers: The Activist
Mar 28 | 00:14:20
Peacemakers: The Cop
Mar 28 | 00:15:28
Peacemakers: The Interventionist
Jan 13 | 00:08:49
Local Hires
Jan 11 | 00:07:58
Young Hearts: A Prologue to The Long Commute
Nov 20 | 00:15:24
The Long Commute
Sep 16 | 00:08:32
Peddling Candy in South LA
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