The Little League championship resonates for all Angelenos because El Segundo is part of the loose federation of Greater L.A. And at times like these, the federation coheres.
As El Segundo wins with a walk-off home run, hundreds of fans in the Southern California city celebrate the Little League team’s victory.The uneventfulness is in stark contrast to the almost frantic activity going on in Inglewood, which is being remade — not exactly by the people’s choice — into a haven for concerts, sports and entertainment. Inglewood has struggled with a reputation of underachievement, so the redevelopment looks like great progress.
Ironic, considering that El Seg is typical of the many Greater L.A. places that were long hostile, and often violent toward, any Black presence, even a casual one — especially a casual one. Just walking around in certain areas was risky. My father, who moved to L.A. in the early 1940s, said Black people spending time in once-very-white South Bay burgs like Compton and Inglewood was rare, not to mention unadvisable, and spending time in places further west was off the radar completely.
I braced for the worst when my late husband and I got pulled over for expired tags on Imperial one day. Alan, who was white, was driving. We were in a fairly old car, and those suspect dogs were crowded in the backseat. But after glancing at Alan’s license, the officer just offered him some friendly advice to take care of the registration soon — not even a ticket! “Have a nice day,” he said.
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