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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What do latin@s want outside of immigration reform in our communities? What kinda schools do we want? Relationship to police?
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But can we also talk about how popular immigration reform rhetoric is also rooted in anti-blackness?
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That that's always at play shows to me how deeply rooted anti blackness is within concepts about citizenship in this country.
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@PalmTreesnGz@aurabogado Wow! I am in love with your timelines right now! Continue to speak truth to power!3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
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Thanks. I feel it's important to b clear when we think thru this stuff. It's a cold world for black folks.
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And we're often the ones making it chilly... @PalmTreesnGz @change_thoughts
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Right. I think often we do it inadvertently. At least everyday folks. But that doesn't matter bc consequences
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