Thread by @LAist

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are some stories about being black in LA (a thread).

"I covered unarmed killings and police brutality: etched in my mind are names like Walter Scott, Sandra Bland, and Philando Castile. After each incident, I diligently worked with a sense of purpose.

Then came George Floyd.

I think it broke me."

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"I'm a proud black woman, a member of a group that has been brutalized by police and historically mistreated.

I'm also a journalist, a so-called "enemy of the people" who it's been suggested should be lynched like blacks were for decades."

laist.com/2020/06/05/bla…

"I was tempted to wear a sandwich board sign during my jogs that read, "I'm no threat. I have a large mortgage here. I'm current on my payments."'

laist.com/2020/06/12/jog…

"When [my father] lost count of how many times he'd been pulled over while driving down Wilshire Boulevard, he started dressing in a suit and tie. He figured the LAPD wouldn't bother him if they thought he was a chauffeur."

laist.com/2020/06/12/rac…

"I have, in this country, a multitude of legislation that tells me that I'm free, equal, and worthy. But I don't feel that luxury everywhere. In the 503 square miles of Los Angeles, I only feel relaxed in my own neighborhood."

laist.com/2020/06/19/rac…

"One day, you're going to have to tell your son what it means to be a Black man in America."

laist.com/2020/07/03/rai…

Check out all of these stories and more in our series Race in LA.

And submit your own.

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