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On Latest L.A. City Hall Scandal, Democrats It’s Time to Meet The Moment 

 Los Angeles has seen its fair share of political scandals over the decades, but the leaked audio of Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera making disparaging and racist remarks about Black people, their colleagues, and conspiring to commit voter suppression takes the cake.   In one single instance, the worst fears of Blacks in Los Angeles were confirmed in graphic detail – the top Democratic political and labor leaders of the city are anti-Black and are actively conspiring to dismantle what is left of

It’s a Short Leap from “B—-” and “Ho” to #MeToo

If it’s truly time to focus on the systems that allow sexual violence to flourish then we have to be willing to talk about all of it and that includes our continued support and glorification of rape culture and sexual violence in rap music.