Join us this morning for a discussion of the explosive Los Angeles City Council leaks and what it means for the multicultural city: facebook.com/EthnicMediaSer… @EthnicMediaSvc @MICOP805 @RichRodFox26 @Jasmyne @aubry_erin
"We knew this kind of racism existed. I felt vilified," says @Jasmyne
"How is better representation for Latinos impact Black people? Are we being displaced? This is a question that is always on our minds," says @aubry_erin
"There was the overt expression of 'eff the Blacks. That was the most disturbing to hear." @aubry_erin
"How do we balance representation for all communities," asks @EthnicMediaSvc moderator @PilarMarrero
@Jasmyne Cannick - "You don't have to be Black to represent Black people." "These people were using the same strategies used by White supremacists," she says. We have been pushed out of the city, but our concerns are no less important.
@MICOP805 's Arcenio Lopez: "We have to shift the narrative." The history we know is not a true reflection of our country's development. There is a very white mentality. @arceniolopez
"Of course we want representation. But Kevin de Leon is not who we want. We don't want people who can justify the oppression of other communities." @arceniolopez @MICOP805
@RichRodFox26 spoke about his childhood as the product of Indian mother and Mexican father. "There was always that sense that I was living in a complicated America," says Richard Rodriguez, speaking about the injustices his family experienced.
@RichRodFox26 spoke about the Chinese-Black divide. "I've been on a San Francisco bus. When a Black man gets on, all the Chinese ladies move to another part of the bus," he says, talking about the innate distrust by the community
Representation alone is not enough. We have to be represented well, without the framework of the White hierarchy, says Erin Aubry Kaplan @aubry_erin
"Latinos have a special affinity for Black people; they have lived alongside them. There is a shared vision and a shared agenda," @aubry_erin
We need institutional changes from the Democratic Party. We cannot have these people running for office again," says Jasmyne Cannick @Jasmyne
@arceniolopez "Latinx - the term is a weapon! We are not homogenous. The marginalized voices of our community need to be heard." @MICOP805 "There's an idea that indigenous people cannot speak for themselves, which is not true! We can represent ourselves."
"Are the contributions of Oaxacans to the City being acknowledged or recognized?" asks @arceniolopez @MICOP805
@RichRodFox26 "There is power in language. I found my voice in the words of #JamesBaldwin. We will always be the underclass until we find our voices."
We need to be able to have honest conversations about what is happening in our community. @Jasmyne
"So much hope has come out of this. We have come together. Oaxacan voices have been heard." @arceniolopez @MICOP805 What does racism look like at the individual, family, and community level?
@RichRodFox26 "Culture can be shared," says Richard Rodriguez.
"Engage with your neighbors on these problems. How do we live together without killing each other," says @aubry_erin
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