'The group of Angelenos that has assembled to demand an end to anti-Black policing and policy has never been more diverse, driven or organized than it is at this moment.' (via latimesopinion)
Yet there is opportunity in the spotlight COVID-19 has shone on our society’s brokenness. The pandemic has laid bare the incompetence of many governmental leaders at the national, state and local level. It has underscored the degree to which Black Angelenos receive inadequate healthcare support and, as a result, suffer compromised health outcomes.
Los Angeles’ council and city commissions have long erected barriers to widespread public participation, not least of which is the fact that many of their meetings are held during the workday in venues with limited space. Prior to COVID-19, those wishing to offer public comment could either submit it in writing or show up in person. Now, as city officials are meeting remotely, Angelenos can call in via Zoom or phone to offer public comment.
Los Angeles has long been viewed as a municipally disengaged city — its citizenship largely progressive, but siloed, spread out and disconnected from local political processes. But even before George Floyd was killed by police, even before COVID-19 rendered our city unrecognizable, new forms of civic participation had been brewing.
Most crucially, BLM-LA has been tirelessly organizing since 2013, after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the murder of Trayvon Martin. In the past three years, organizers have founded other grass-roots support networks like
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