Thread by @Jasmyne

This will be my thread for @BAJItweet’s Black Immigrant LA Mayoral Forum just about to get underway in #LittleEthiopia. You can watch the livestream here: bit.ly/BlackMigrantMa… #BAJIMayoralForum

Over 20 African and Caribbean countries are represented tonight. #BAJIMayoralForum

Participants include Karen Bass and Gina Viola. Mike Feuer had previously agreed to participate but has since dropped out of the race and endorsed Bass. #BAJIMayoralForum

Even with a new date, immigrant rights activist Kevin de Leon still declined to participate. Rick Caruso was not invited due to his anti-immigrant and anti-Black positions. #BAJIMayoralForum

The International Society of Black Latinos, Black LGBTQIA+ Migrants Project, Black Los Angeles Young Democrats (BLAYD), Senegalese Association of Los Angeles, and other Los Angeles-based Caribbean and African groups will be participating in tonight's #BAJIMayoralForum

1 in 5 Blacks in Los Angeles are immigrants or are the descendants of immigrants. Los Angeles is home to the largest population of Belizeans outside of Belize.

In addition, Nigerians, Ethiopians, Ghanaians, Jamaicans, Haitians, and Trinidadians represent the largest groups of Caribbean and African Black immigrants in Los Angeles. The largest concentration of Black immigrants in the City of LA lives in the 8th, 9th, & 10th Council Dist.

Karen Bass has just walked in.

Karen Bass takes questions from Black immigrants at #BAJIMayoralForum.

Karen Bass answers questions from Black migrants about access to city resources at #BAJIMayoralForum.

#BAJIMayoralForum

Alrighty the next candidate is Gina Viola. Gina will answer the same questions as Bass on homelessness, employment, resources, deportations and the LAPD. #BAJIMayoralForum