Stephan, Jake, and Darnell, best friends with bright futures; and soul sisters Chante, Karen, and Tammy, all support one another through their ups and downs with love, sex, and betrayal.
Homicide detective Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware investigate the murders of Gavin Quick, a man with a troubled past, and an unidentified woman, found dead in a car in a secluded spot, and discover greed, corruption, and betrayal.
Crips and Bloods tell the story of America's youth in the crossfire
Jah, Yusuf
1997
Former members of Los Angeles gangs, the Crips and the Bloods, talk about the reconciliation that took place after the 1992 riots and the need to continue to work together to improve the lives of the African-American people.
Presents an account of the 1979 Crenshaw High Cougars, an inner-city Los Angeles baseball team that included Darryl Strawberry, Chris Brown, and other talented players who went on to the big leagues, and considers whether these young men, and others like them, are really better off because of their experiences in professional sports.
Forensic pathologist Joanna Blalock faces a challenge that has implications for the continuance of life on Earth when she is called in to uncover the secrets of a murderous extraterrestrial toxin discovered in a deceptively beautiful iceberg off the coast of Alaska.
Trace the history of the struggle between the political left and right in Los Angeles, California, from 1884 to 1965, introduces notable people on both sides of the divide, and includes accounts of violent events that have occurred as a result.
Collects black-and-white photographs taken by American documentarian Dorothea Lange, who is known for her work during the Great Depression; and includes an edited transcript of a colloquium on Lange from 2001.
Examines Los Angeles's modern graffiti movement, presenting photos of the art, discussing styles, and interviewing several artists; and includes a CD-ROM containing audio interviews and over two hundred extra photos.
