Viewers learn that in Watts, as in all communities, an appreciation for the people and structures builds pride in the community, and an ex-gang member talks about her life and what she's doing now. LeVar talks to a group of youngsters about the problems they face and the choices they have to make.

Review books

Feature Book:

The Wonderful Towers of Watts

An Italian immigrant builds three unusual towers in his backyard in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Author: Patricia Zelver
Illustrator: Frane Lessac
Publisher: William Morrow

I Got Community

A young girl describes, in rhyming verse, how members of her community make her feel loved.

Author: Melrose Cooper
Illustrator: Dale Gottlieb
Publisher: Henry Holt

Night on Neighborhood Street

Presents a collection of poems exploring the sounds, sights, and emotions enlivening a black neighborhood during the course of one evening.

Author: Eloise Greenfield
Illustrator: Jan Spivey
Publisher: Penguin

The Car Washing Street

Even though his parents do not own a car, Matthew looks forward to Saturday mornings when all the people on his street wash their cars. And when everyone is out on the hottest day of the year, something very exciting happens on the Car Washing Street.

Author: Denise Lewis Patrick
Illustrator: John Ward
Publisher: William Morrow