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.
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So, can we start there? Can we consider the specific nature of black displacement by latinos in South Central?
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I know it's a difficult conversation. I know our own latino families and our own selves are difficult to critique. I get that.
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I also get that this isn't gentrification: that what's happened and is happening in South Central is displacement, not gentrification.
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But this is South Central. It was black because housing covenants bound it that way. And black people made it what it is.
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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.
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So if we're gonna talk about disempowerment in South Central, let's talk about how latinos have disempowered black people, ok?
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@PalmTreesnGz brings up a good point: we can very well start this conversation by looking at Mexican and Central American displacement.1 reply 3 retweets 4 likes -
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There's so much at play. Let's not collapse it to "black people don't let latino people have power in Watts." Because it's lazy. And untrue.
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I haven't seen specific articles Ure talking bout but I know the story...
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@PalmTreesnGz I know you do... One day we'll even tweet what's happening in West Adams, too. But not today. Too much for a Tuesday.
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