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THE ULTIMATE TRAGEDY
Larry AubryOp-Ed

THE ULTIMATE TRAGEDY

Larry Aubry, Sentinel ColumnistNovember 17, 2016

With disturbing predictability, media reports on African American youth violence and killing each other as though they were genetically disposed to be violent, that’s nonsense. Except for the most sensational cases, their behavior is not news and the media makes virtually no reference into the causal factors for such behavior. Blacks, especially, should understand the silence of their politicians also contributes to the violence and killings. In 2015, following several years of reduced violent crimes, the Los Angeles Police Department reported a significant increase in these crimes despite “new” community policing efforts. Barely a word was heard from the city or county elected officials.

BLACK ANTI-SEMITISM
Larry AubryOpinion

BLACK ANTI-SEMITISM

Larry AubrySeptember 28, 2016

Ironically, calls for Black solidarity and achievement are often modeled on myths of Jewish unity as both groups respond to American racism

Reducing Impact of Violence Among Children
Larry AubryOpinion

Reducing Impact of Violence Among Children

Larry AubrySeptember 14, 2016

For years, research has shown that violence is learned behavior. A decade ago, the Howard University Violence Prevention Project (HUVPP) found that children’s exposure to community violence can predict their social and emotional behavior, both in school and at home.

The Price of Black Disunity Is Much Too High
Larry AubryOpinion

The Price of Black Disunity Is Much Too High

Larry AubryAugust 10, 2016

Currently, Los Angeles’ Black city council members actually seem to be working together which hadn’t happened for some time. A telling example of past negativity was the fight between the three Black council members over redistricting following the 2010 census; it lacked civility and any semblance of common ground. But it highlighted the lack of unity among Black leadership that has become more the norm than the exception throughout the U.S.

Schools Fail Black Students, Why Are We Silent?
EducationLarry AubryOpinion

Schools Fail Black Students, Why Are We Silent?

Larry AubryJuly 20, 2016

(The mission of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance (BCCLA) is to develop a Black united front, which has not happened on a broad or sustained manner since the civil rights era.  BCCLA’s education committee is meeting with LAUSD Superintendent Michelle King to help ensure Black students receive the attention and resources necessary for developing   their full potential.) In a previous column, Schools Fail Black Students, So Why Are We Silent? (Nov. 2008), I   described barriers in LAUSD that contributed to a failure of the district to properly educate Black students. Substantially, those same barriers exist today. They underscored,