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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Ghettoside

    Two hundred and sixty people were murdered in the city of Los Angeles last year. Nearly half of the victims were black, despite the fact that blacks make up only eight percent of L.A.’s population. South Los Angeles is ground zero for the epidemic of black murder in L.A.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 4, 2015 • 1 min read

    Two hundred and sixty people were murdered in the city of Los Angeles last year. Nearly half of the victims were black, despite the fact that blacks make up only eight percent of L.A.’s population. South Los Angeles is ground zero for the epidemic of black murder in L.A. Most cases there are never solved, and that lack of justice has escalated the murder problem according to a new book by crime journalist Jill Leovy. The book is called Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America.

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    Ghettoside, Marlborough Sex Offense Case, and Questioning D.A.R.E.
    1. 0:00Sex Crimes Charges for Marlborough Teacher
    2. 11:35GhettosideYou’re reading this
    3. 26:12P.E. Lawsuit Settlement
    4. 33:43Coding in Schools: Should It Replace a Language Requirement?
    5. 41:39D.A.R.E. and Other In-School Drug Programs
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Jill Leovy

      Los Angeles Times

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Ghettoside, Marlborough Sex Offense Case, and Questioning D.A.R.E.
    1. 0:00Sex Crimes Charges for Marlborough Teacher
    2. 11:35GhettosideYou’re reading this
    3. 26:12P.E. Lawsuit Settlement
    4. 33:43Coding in Schools: Should It Replace a Language Requirement?
    5. 41:39D.A.R.E. and Other In-School Drug Programs
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