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From the Ashes

From the Ashes is a look backward and forward -- from the destruction that followed the 1992 acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the Rodney King beating to present-day grassroots efforts toward rebuilding and healing. Marketplace's Cheryl Devall reports on the economic legacy of the riots, which hold lessons for cities across America.

April 29, 2002 - A Reporter's Look Back
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On this 10-year anniversary of the L.A. riots, Marketplace host David Brancaccio talks with Marketplace reporter Cheryl Devall about her reflections on reporting the 1992 Rodney King riots in South Central Los Angeles.

April 29, 2002 - Bankers' Bus Tour
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Ten years ago tonight, Los Angeles erupted in deadly riots, following the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of a black motorist. In the decade since, the city has been struggling to overcome the physical and psychological scars inflicted back then. Recently, L.A. business and nonprofit leaders made another survey of the post-riot landscape. As part of our series "From the Ashes," Marketplace's Cheryl Devall went along for the ride.

April 26, 2002 - The Riots And The Korean-American Community
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Many small businesses became targets during the 1992 unrest in Los Angeles -- and many of those businesses belonged to Korean immigrants. By their tally, nearly 3,000 Korean-American businesses were torched, looted or destroyed. In our continuing series, "From the Ashes," on the economic effects of the 1992 L.A. riots in South Central Los Angeles, Marketplace's Cheryl Devall reports on what happens when most of a neighborhood's business community goes up in flames.

»Relevant Web sites:

Korean-American Museum, Los Angeles, www.kamuseum.org

Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, www.ccsapt.org

April 25, 2002 - A Lack Of Economic Choices
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Services and retail outlets in L.A.'s changing urban neighborhoods that had catered to one demographic group often moved away as new people moved in. After the 1992 L.A. riots, while some companies saw, and embraced, opportunity, others continue to keep their distance from places populated largely by Latinos and African-Americans. In the third part of our continuing series, "From the Ashes," Marketplace's Cheryl Devall reports on the current business environment of South Central.

April 24, 2002 - The People Lead, The Leaders Follow
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Residents of the riot-torn areas hoped the 1992 unrest would force the government and corporations to generate new development in their neighborhoods. That didn't really happen. What did happen is community organizations have tried to reverse the economic conditions. In the second installment of our 5-part series, Marketplace's Cheryl Devall looks into the money promised to South Central L.A. by the government for rebuilding -- and what became of it 10 years later.

»Relevant Web sites:

L.A. County Economic Development Corporation, www.laedc.org
Operation Hope, www.operationhope.org
First AME Church (click on "Economic Development"), http://207.201.175.233/First_AME_Church/church/home_church_open.html
Central American Resource Center, www.carecen-la.org

April 23, 2002 - Exit The High-Profile Visitors
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Almost immediately after the 1992 L.A. riots, a range of corporate, government and nonprofit partnerships formed with the intention of rebuilding the riot-affected areas, and creating jobs. Some of those alliances continue, but many large-scale efforts vanished. Marketplace's Cheryl Devall kicks off the start of "From the Ashes," looking back at the effects of the riots on the economy of South Central Los Angeles.