How I Went From Compton To Google ─ BuzzFeedVideo

"A lot of people that I grew up with, you felt like you only had three options; it was either sports, rap music, or drugs."

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MUSIC
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STILLS
Aja Brown Mayor of Compton
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Shooting In Compton
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Man standing by barbeque trailer w/meats cooking
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ME.Shooting#1a.0625.CW After the chase and a shoot–out the suspect's bullet riddled car came to a st
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Members of the Sheriff's Dept watch over an man detained during a gang sweep conducted on Tuesday,
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The strike at Martin Luther King–Drew Hospital prompted combining urgent care services with emergenc
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Law enforcement keeps eye on striking hospital workers at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center
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The New York Times Next New World Conference
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High Angle View Of Pens And Papers With Calculator On Table
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New York: The City That Never Sleeps
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Denver Post Archives
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Google Campus
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AA.UCI.Anteater.DB.101598––Irvine–– Bronze statue of U.C. Irvine's school mascot, the Giant Anteater
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VIDEO
Suge Knight Hit And Run Scene In Compton
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Web address bar- Stock video
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Chart FULL HD
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City of Compton in the Late 90s
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A police helicopter shines a search light on the ground.
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A yellow globe spins against a white wall
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AERIAL Students playing basketball on outdoor courts at Arizona State University / Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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MS, father and son embracing outside college dorm building, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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University of California, Irvine
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Preteen home school student studying human heart in science class with mother
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Son Shows Father his Science Project of a Molecule
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Medium shot mother helping daughter w/homework
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Inside circuit board, loopable. Cyan. Futuristic background. Network connections.
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MS View of conveyor belt in computer factory wit workers side by side catching pieces mecanically / Shangai, China
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Abstract Circuit Board Background
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Hackers program code, running on screen.
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College students walk on campus.
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Daughter Shows Father her Science Project of a Molecule
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Server Room
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US motor industry financial crisis / Motown 50th anniversary
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Young woman celebrates with father after morning run.
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University of California, Irvine Campus
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Anthony D. Mays
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