Inglewood residents wait to see what the nation’s biggest sporting event will mean for a place that yearns to once again be a 'City of Champions.'
as signs of more displacement to come. Some longtime community members feel they’ve been left out of the loop regarding big changes.
“I’m not sure how to deal with tons and tons of people who are not coming to Inglewood necessarily because they are interested in the community,” Grant said. “It is my hope that there are efforts to make sure that the community’s needs are put first. And that, hopefully, we don’t have to navigate an increased police presence.”Despite Inglewood’s revived status as a sports and entertainment hub, its government is still small.
“I can understand how so much development so fast could leave some people feeling left behind,” Butts said. “But I say to them that we have a personal responsibility to ourselves and our children to prepare ourselves as best we can.” The NFL and the Rams have launched a handful of programs in partnership with the city to introduce themselves to the community.
The NFL and the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee also awarded 50 “unsung hero” grass-roots organizations grants of $10,000 each. Inglewood-based grantees include Urban Scholar Academy, an organization that provides tutoring throughout the L.A. area; Loving Hands Community Care, which offers support to families who have lost children to gang violence; and 40 Love Foundation, which uses tennis to help develop youths on and off the court.
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