Mike Norice Mural at Century and Alameda in Watts

I led a driving tour of Florence-Firestone and Watts for Jacob, Terry, and Mike The Poet. Jacob is doing a master’s in urban planning at USC Price. His dad, Terry, is a therapist who’s worked in Watts. Mike linked us up. Everyone learned about the birth of Embedded Planning praxis in Florence-Firestone.

There’s a Mike Norice mural outside the new Starbucks at Century & Alameda. A portion reads: 65, 92, 20.

65 = 1965 Watts Uprising

92 = 1992 LA Uprising

20 = 2020 George Floyd Uprisings