"Straight Into Compton"

I thought this article about Compton, California was super interesting and I learned a lot about the community and why it has had such a difficult history. Once known as the murder capital of the U.S. and the birth place of gangster rap, which explained the horrible environment that was Compton, Long Beach, or difficult California communities, Compton has been cleaning up in the last few years. Many people who were a part of the heavy gang movement in the 1980s and 90s are now contributing to city improvements. One underlying issue in the article is that of race and economics. The change of inhabitants and money played a huge role in the cities demise in the 1960s. Please also see the discussions of these issues underneath the article. Obviously those two topics are always loaded questions but also extremely important to discuss.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/190871/page/1