Below the Ten: Life in South LA
Below the Ten: Life in South LA

Below the Ten: Life in South LA

KCRW

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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.

Recent Episodes

Playing Trump
MAR 15, 2017
Playing Trump
<p>Every year, the students at ISLAH Academy, a private Islamic school inside a South LA mosque put on a winter program for their parents. </p>
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10 MIN
Bilal's Calling
NOV 11, 2016
Bilal's Calling
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.
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31 MIN
Meet Mr. Fries Man
NOV 9, 2016
Meet Mr. Fries Man
<p>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.</p>
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12 MIN
Peacemakers: The Cop
MAR 28, 2016
Peacemakers: The Cop
<p>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.</p>
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15 MIN
Peacemakers: The Activist
MAR 28, 2016
Peacemakers: The Activist
<p>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.  </p>
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17 MIN