Showtime!
For many of you, getting a new Starbucks or Jamba Juice is by no means a BFD. But for us dwellers of South Los Angeles, it was damn near a momentous occassion. Residing in a part of town largely feared and neglected economically [and socially] since the end of the Los Angeles Riots in 1992, led many of us to believe that developments such as a Starbucks at Slauson and Western, a full movie theatre on Crenshaw and King, or a TGI Friday's on La Tiejera would never see the light of day. But they did, and they have, thanks to the kindness, faith, and backing of the one they call Earvin "Magic" Johnson. And for that I must give thanks, and highlight the spotlight that has been placed on him this morning in the Los Angeles Times for all he has put back into largely urban communities in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the United States. Big ups Erv! Big Ups!
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