Inglewood Prepares to Shapeshift Again

An 80,000-Seat Stadium Stands Poised to Change a Neighborhood Already Trained in Transformation

To live in Inglewood is to live constant change. In my lifetime, I have seen the Forum transformed from championship basketball venue to mega church to top concert destination.

Residents of Inglewood have big and persistent dreams for the place they call home and raise their children. This is true of most cities, but the latest changes in Inglewood may finally put those dreams within reach.

As a child, I heard stories from neighbors and relatives about a time when African-Americans were not allowed in Inglewood—from the city’s incorporation in 1908 …

by J. Malaika Beckford-James | May 6, 2015

When It Comes to Stopping Genocide, There’s a Will But Not a Way

We Are More Committed to Ending Mass Atrocities Than Ever Before—We Just Don’t Know How

by Sarah Rothbard | May 5, 2015

What does genocide mean? What are its causes? And what kind of actions can be taken—in the U.S. and elsewhere—to stem this horrifying, ongoing global problem? Kal Raustiala, director of …

How the 1992 L.A. Riots Sparked My Imagination and Opened My Eyes

Research For My Novel Uncovered Tales of Survival in a City I Had Never Fully Known

by Ryan Gattis | May 4, 2015

I didn’t set out to write a book about the 1992 L.A. riots. In fact, if anyone had told me I’d end up writing a novel featuring 17 different first-person …

Here’s Why Genocide Keeps Happening

The Social, Economic, and Political Conditions That Lead to the Worst War Crimes

May 1, 2015

A century since the systematic slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians, and over half a century since 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, mass atrocities continue to take place …

Finding Solace in Other People’s Intimacy

Why I Love Collecting ‘Vintage Ephemera’

by Patrick Quinn | May 1, 2015

Most people collect things, whether it’s casually or compulsively. You might accumulate many pairs of a favorite brand of shoe. Or you might be a Deadhead on a mission to …

With the City’s Housing Prices Out of Control, South L.A. Could Be the Next Big Thing

Longtime Residents Need to Stay One Step Ahead of Developers to Benefit From the Area’s Rise

by Benjamin Torres | April 30, 2015

The 1992 riots are what first drew me to work in South Los Angeles. I was a civically minded college kid back then, with an attraction to social and economic …

Thinking L.A.

Inglewood Prepares to Shapeshift Again

An 80,000-Seat Stadium Stands Poised to Change a Neighborhood Already Trained in Transformation

When It Comes to Stopping Genocide, There’s a Will But Not a Way

We Are More Committed to Ending Mass Atrocities Than Ever Before—We Just Don’t Know How

How the 1992 L.A. Riots Sparked My Imagination and Opened My Eyes

Research For My Novel Uncovered Tales of Survival in a City I Had Never Fully Known

Here’s Why Genocide Keeps Happening

The Social, Economic, and Political Conditions That Lead to the Worst War Crimes

Finding Solace in Other People’s Intimacy

Why I Love Collecting ‘Vintage Ephemera’

With the City’s Housing Prices Out of Control, South L.A. Could Be the Next Big Thing

Longtime Residents Need to Stay One Step Ahead of Developers to Benefit From the Area’s Rise

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Inglewood Isn’t What You Think It Is

My Hometown Is a Whole Lot More Than Basketball, Football, or Poverty

In California, Pro Football Is for Losers

As Big Cities Shed the NFL, Only Smaller, Poorer Cities Are Desperate Enough to Host Teams

Who Wants to Build a Football Stadium We Could Nickname ‘The Rain Barrel’?

In Exactly Four Years From Today, L.A.'s Thirst for Water and the NFL Could Be Quenched

With the City’s Housing Prices Out of Control, South L.A. Could Be the Next Big Thing

Longtime Residents Need to Stay One Step Ahead of Developers to Benefit From the Area’s Rise

Get More Zócalo