Op-Ed: Racial divides in Los Angeles politics are wrong morally and pragmatically (via latimesopinion)
The diversity of Los Angeles is often cited as one of its strengths. With a city and county population composed of people from throughout the world, we boast a dynamism that is unique, vibrant and attractive. And it is L.A.’s often-professed commitment to building bridges across differences — hard-earned solidarity in the wake of civil unrest in which racism tore us apart — that is celebrated as a distinctive feature of our politics.
Many people captured by the label “Latino” don’t think of themselves that way. They identify by nationality , by sexuality, by socioeconomic status, by religious values and by other designations — Hispanic, Indigenous, Afro-Latino. Rather than blaming the Black vote for Latinos’ lesser clout, Latino elected officials would be wise to reject petty identity politics and instead offer solid policy proposals that directly address the basic interests of their core constituency, which are also the interests of most Angelenos.
In a city in which the Black population finds its historical spaces challenged by gentrification and displacement, and in which economic opportunities always seem to go elsewhere, politicians are not doing their jobs when they exchange racist views they should know better than to hold, let alone express.It is stunning to hear a L.A. City Council leader make bigoted comments about people with strong Indigenous roots. But in some ways, it’s not shocking.
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