LOS ANGELES -- There’s a spirit inside the gymnasium at Jesse Owens Park, at the corner of Century and Western in South Los Angeles. It’s not the fanciest building. The floor isn’t shiny. The walls aren’t covered in artwork. But when the people from the neighborhood squeaked their shoes across the court on Monday night, there was something much more irreplaceable in the room – a community.
That camaraderie and togetherness amongst people who sprinkled in from all around the area near the park was inspired by one man, who comes back as frequently as possible to make his presence felt.