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On February 22nd, 1990, the author sent this letter to Congressman Dymally and the Watch Commander of Compton Police to call attention to a recent event involving her daughter. As the letter states, “[her daughter] was attempting to drop her…

In a 30 November 1973 letter, the author states that he is writing to Dymally to inform him about what is going on in Watts, CA, and the harassment of the Black and Latino community by the LASD and Highway Patrol. The author says that law enforcement…

As a California State Assemblyman, Dymally introduced legislation to mandate the inclusion of Black history in California textbooks. The legislation was later expanded to include the history of other people from races and ethnicities. The fight for…

Image of Doctor pleading for better conditions if they must fight

Student shares their journey on having COVID-19 and having to go to the hospital. She had difficulties breathing and discovered she had pneumonia.

A phone screenshot of a Public Safety Alert warning LA residents of an enforced curfew due to the Floyd riots. This hearkens back to the similar response taken by the government in relation to the LA Riots of 1992 (LA 92 (Full Documentary): National…

School became more challenging for a student whose professors increased both their homework amount and exam difficulty, possibly to prevent cheating.

Cliff Connors interviews his grandmother about her experiences as a part of the Silent Generation. Through this time, McCarthyism was at its height and the threat of being a labeled a communist made this generation the…

In this micro-documentary, Jaylene interviewed her mother, Karim. Karim immigrated from Guatemala to the U.S. at 11 years old to be reunited with her mother, however she faced discrimination due to her not speaking English. As the years went on,…