L.A. Council's De León Seeks Reelection, Despite Racially-Charged Recording

Kevin de León, who defiantly held onto his Los Angeles City Council seat despite persistent calls for his resignation – including one from President Joe Biden – following his participation in a rac…

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Carnell: "We're like a little Latino caucus of our own"...Nobody said 'we're like a little people of color caucus of our own'...That's why politics is so powerful. That's where the power is.

#ados #nurymartinez #redistricting #LACityCouncil

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Nury Martinez resigns from City Council, calls for more resignations grow

Former Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has resigned from her seat on the City Council, and protesters are demanding councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo follow suit Subscribe to FOX 11 Los Angeles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHfF8wFnipMeDpJf8OmMxDg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch FOX 11 Los Angeles Live: https://www.foxla.com/live FOX 11 delivers breaking news, live events, undercover investigations, police chases, true crime files, business news, celebrities and entertainment on Good Day LA (GDLA) and local stories from Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena and across the nation. Watch more FOX 11 on YouTube: Police Chases: https://bit.ly/3t2xQqc Funny Moments: https://bit.ly/3cbbFXX Celebrity Interviews: https://bit.ly/38kakg8 Archives: https://bit.ly/30qtxso Download the FOX 11 News app: https://www.foxla.com/apps Download the FOX 11 Weather app: https://www.foxla.com/apps Follow FOX 11 Los Angeles on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fox11la/ Follow FOX 11 Los Angeles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxla/ Follow FOX 11 Los Angeles on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foxla/ Subscribe to the FOX 11 newsletter: https://www.foxla.com/email

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So now I have to wonder if this news is what finally caused people to publicly call for resignations.🤔At first there were tepid, word-salad responses...🤔I wonder if they were gonna downplay this - let her go on vacation, issue an apology, but still keep her position - when they thought it was just us she talked about like trash. 🤷🏿‍♀️ #NuryMartinez #RonHerrera #GilCedillo #KevinDeLeon

#NuryMartinez: ...go get the airport from his fcking little brother, that little b*+ch Bonin. I go 'what's with Bonin'? I said 'Bonin thinks he's fcking Black.' 'That guy don't think he's Black'. I go 'he thinks he's Black'. I call it the same thing.

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She said that sh!t with her whole chest. And what's with this plot to "go after the airport"? A whole a$s conspiracy. 🤷🏿‍♀️
#MartinezResign #racistlatinos

Black & Indigenous Activists Call for Latinx L.A. City Councilmembers to Resign over Racist Remarks

A political scandal is unfolding in Los Angeles, where City Council President Nury Martinez resigned from her leadership post Monday after she was caught on tape using racist language about the city's Indigenous immigrant population and referring to the Black son of another city councilmember as a "little monkey." Martinez made the comments last year during a conversation discussing redistricting with Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, as well as Ron Herrera, the head of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, who also resigned from his leadership post Monday. "Her [Martinez] inciting hate against Indigenous people has a direct impact on their lives," says Odilia Romero of the L.A.-based organization Indigenous Communities in Leadership, who's calling for Martinez's resignation. "Beyond the pain and beyond the hurt is also this effort to really sideline Black power," says Melina Abdullah of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, who is calling for the resignation of all four councilmembers, an investigation into how racism within the city council has undermined Black electoral power, and a "fundamental culture shift" in city politics. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at https://democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Support independent media: https://democracynow.org/donate Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe #DemocracyNow

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He said "I call on Los Angeles City Councilmembers #NuryMartinez, #KevinDeLeon, and #GilCedillo to resign and take full responsibility".

Clear. Direct. Decisive. I appreciate that. I wish
@KarenBassLA was as direct.🤷🏿‍♀️

#RonHerrera #LACityCouncil

#RonHerrera was part of a conspiracy to ignore the concerns of Black people and "maneuver the appointment of a City Council seat." Neither he, #NuryMartinez, #GilCedillo, nor # KevinDeLeon can be trusted with any amount of political power. They and their allies gotta go. That includes anyone Black who decides to put on a cape and play Captain-Save-A-Rαcist-Lαtino. 🤷🏿‍♀️ #resign

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In Leaked Audio, LA City Councilmembers Hurl Racist Comments

On a leaked recording, LA City Council leadership and the Labor Federation President make racist comments and speak about redistricting.

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