What's with this "Latinos have no power in Watts so let's blame black people!" narrative in the LA Times and LA Weekly?
-
-
Replying to @aurabogado
You know who has no power in Watts? The black people who've been displaced by Latinos, forced to move to places like the Inland Empire.
2 replies 15 retweets 20 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
So, can we start there? Can we consider the specific nature of black displacement by latinos in South Central?
1 reply 17 retweets 9 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
I know it's a difficult conversation. I know our own latino families and our own selves are difficult to critique. I get that.
1 reply 10 retweets 7 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
I also get that this isn't gentrification: that what's happened and is happening in South Central is displacement, not gentrification.
1 reply 9 retweets 10 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
But this is South Central. It was black because housing covenants bound it that way. And black people made it what it is.
1 reply 8 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
If you talk to black folks who've been forced to migrate out of South Central, they don't much care if it's displacement or gentrification.
10 replies 14 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
So if we're gonna talk about disempowerment in South Central, let's talk about how latinos have disempowered black people, ok?
6 replies 13 retweets 10 likes
@PalmTreesnGz CC last few tweets for everything we always talk about....
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.