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Black Family in Compton Driven Out by a Latino Gang
The City of Compton, population roughly 100,000, was historically a black enclave where Gangsta rappers NWA and Dr. Dre were local heroes. Now Compton is 65 percent Latino and, after a series of violent attacks, a black family was recently forced to leave town. Sam Quinones reports for the LA Times .
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe City of Compton, population roughly 100,000, was historically a black enclave where Gangsta rappers NWA and Dr. Dre were local heroes. Now Compton is 65 percent Latino and, after a series of violent attacks, a black family was recently forced to leave town. Sam Quinones reports for the LA Times.
