STREET BEAT: ‘Can one individual really make a difference?’

Can one person make a difference? Here’s what four locals in Los Angeles had to say.

Kofi Brown

Kofi Brown
Los Angeles
Things start with one person, but they have to get a following. Most people imitate what they see. We like to think we think independently but we don’t.”

Tyler Williams

Tyler Williams
Los Angeles
“Yes. We need to stop the hate and listen more. … You need to be persistent. You can’t give up because that’s what they want.”

Chris Baylor

Chris Baylor
Inglewood
“Yes, but there’s more power in numbers. We need a revolution. The 99% need to stand together and be heard.”

Sabrina Larson

Sabrina Larson
Los Angeles
“Trump is only one man and look at what he’s done already. Martin Luther King was one man. Ghandi. Malcolm X. It starts with one then it catches on.”

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in South Los Angeles.