Amir Whitaker: To truly tackle anti-Blackness, our leaders must address how our system allows for the overrepresentation of Black people in places like our jails and child welfare system. - NBCNewsTHINK
Many of us in Los Angeles are still in shock from the recently leakedof politicians spewing racist and hateful language. I’m still unable to find the exact words to express how I feel, but here are a few: Heartbroken. Exploited. Hoodwinked. Unrepresented. Despised. Afraid. And, of course, offended.
I’m a Black man residing in Council District 14, where de León is my representative. But de León’s words and complacency in the leaked conversation clearly indicate that he doesn’t represent my interests or my community. To think that, at one point, I had almost supported his bid for mayor this year and encouraged Afro-Latinx students to volunteer for his campaign. Now, I feel betrayed.
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