“Are people in Watts better off today than they were 60 years ago after the Watts Riots? Yes, in terms of many metrics. But relatively speaking, about the same,” answered Fernando Guerra, a professor of political science and Chicana/o Latina/o studies at Loyola Marymount University, and the founding director of the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles.
Source: Los Angeles Daily News
Researchers, Nonprofits Working in Watts, South Central Reflect on the Region 60 Years after Riots