that the white community doesn't allow us. - exactly. - yeah. - there was a lot of poetry that was used in the performances, you know? because most of us were writers. there were a lot of people here that were former hippies, and we would go to the demonstrations, to the concerts. ♪ - but it wasn't all good. there were language barriers, high unemployment, unaffordable and overcrowded housing, and one night in 1991 the cops shot a latinx man, and no one was held accountable, so it was no surprise when it all exploded. there was an incident, a riot that happened here. can you tell me a little bit about that? - yeah, in 1991, cinco de mayo, a guy gets drunk and belligerent in a joint over here, you know, and they call the police. - the trouble started when police shot a man they say failed to follow their order to drop a knife. some witnesses say the man was in handcuffs when he was shot. - but that time,