![]() Smith says Black and brown communities are going to continue to share spaces and interact, and so it's important to find a way to continue to live and work together ways that benefits everybody. "And there's also some ground on which coalitions can continue to be built." "So I think there is definitely some sense of resentment that is there," he says. On the other hand, Pastor says, he heard many people say that Black and Latino communities face the same struggles, "in terms of job quality, unaffordable housing, environmental problems, schools that need significant improvement so that our kids can go to college." He also heard people in predominantly Black spaces talk about the need to form alliances with Latinos. Los Angeles' population has shifted from majority-Black to majority-Latino over the past several decades, and Black Angelenos are increasingly worried that their concerns (including gentrification and homelessness) will be ignored by leaders as Latino political power grows. Changing demographics have provoked racial tensions Beyond city hall, community groups are bringing Black and Latino residents together to promote solidarity and prevent long-running tensions from flaring up. Los Angeles is electing a new mayor in less than a month, and in this week's debate candidates focused largely on the turmoil, and on who would be best suited to heal the city's racial divides. The acting council president canceled a meeting that had been scheduled for Friday, saying the body couldn't conduct business until those departures happen. Martinez quit, and Ron Herrera has left his post as the head of the LA County Federation of Labor, but the other two councilmembers - Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León - have refused to resign. ![]() ![]() ![]() After the recording emerged - first posted anonymously to Reddit and then published by the Los Angeles Times - a growing chorus of voices, from local protesters to the White House, called for the implicated council members to step down. ![]()
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