For Roderick Thompson, growing up in South Central LA has been burdensome. From the guys drinking beer on the porch to the young teen moms in his neighboorhood who he feels are gaming the system, Roderick feels disconnect from his community and his people- Black people. His resentment towards black people causes him to drift outside of his community where he feels more at peace but when he finds himself of the campus of UCLA as a freshemen, he discovers that everything he yearns for is already present.
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