L.A.'s fragile Black-Latino alliance: Can it survive racist recordings in a changing city?
president without the support of the council’s other two Black members, Parks, the former police chief who was now on the council, and Jan Perry, who represented the 9th District. All other members of the council voted for him., Wesson’s appointees on the redistricting commission teamed up with representatives of Mayor Villaraigosa and Councilman Jose Huizar to come up with a map that stripped Parks and Perry of some of the most cherished parts of their districts.
She became the first Latina to hold the post. She took power at a time when City Hall was in crisis, reeling from ainvestigation. Huizar was indicted in 2020 on federal charges that he ran a sprawling pay-to-play scandal, and in the fall of 2021 Ridley-Thomas was indicted on conspiracy and fraud charges. Both have pleaded not guilty. Another former councilmember, Mitch Englander, who is white, pleaded guilty to a corruption charge in 2020.
Esme Torres, left, and Jaime Reyna demand the resignations of Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo on Oct 12. Parks, the former councilman and police chief, said the racist talk was appalling, but “I suspect you had very similar conversations in 2012, it’s just nobody taped them.”
Hernandez said the next generation of Black and Latino leaders who seek office — such as her friend state Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, who is Black — recognize that the divide between the Black and Latino communities has harmed both.Once seen as a trailblazer, Kevin de León tumbles after leaked racist tape
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