Walter Thompson-HDZ

@WTHDZ

surfacing reporter | currently writing a book

Los Angeles
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Joined November 2012
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    31 Mar 2018

    my latest for the : A story about a group of childhood friends from Compton who are redefining cowboy culture and challenging stereotypes about African-Americans.

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  2. Apr 24

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  3. Apr 12

    i wrote about nip and la and what his loss means to us

    "Every time he spoke, I heard the city I grew up in: a community of black and brown people trying to combat daily bouts with hardship and loss with unyielding joy and love." – on Nipsey Hussle
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  4. Retweeted
    Apr 11

    The City of Los Angeles is in mourning. with an gorgeous essay on Nipsey Hussle: "I heard the city I grew up in: a community of black and brown people trying to combat daily bouts with hardship and loss with unyielding joy and love."

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  5. Apr 11

    Two men wearing all white almost got into an altercation. They stood in each other’s face: one with his fists clenched, the other with his arms spread out. An older African-American woman stood between them and urged them not to fight. The energy of the arena is picking up.

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  6. Apr 11

    NBA players Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and Demar Derozen, all LA natives, just walked into Nipsey’s memorial to pay respects to their slain friend. P-Diddy and Usher followed closely behind them.

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  7. Mar 22

    haha big facts

    Replying to @WTHDZ @WORLDSTAR
    you made it
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  8. Mar 21

    the worldstar repost is career defining tbh Video: A Look Inside Japan’s Chicano Subculture! - via

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  9. Mar 17

    me after submitting this book to my editor sometime in april

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    How I’m about to walk out my house, now that summer is finally coming
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  10. Retweeted
    Mar 12

    been waiting a long time to share the news. we did it. 🍾 so incredibly proud of Omar and the whole team. taking this moment to emphasize that opportunities like this aren’t granted to kids like us from hoods like ours, pero mira ma lo hicimos :’) dream big mijxs!!! ♥️♥️♥️

    Exclusive: Cuco () inks seven-figure deal with after lengthy courtship & bidding war
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  11. Retweeted
    Mar 11

    Some personal news: ya girl has been promoted to reporter. I’m heaving so I’m going to go ride my bike now.

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  12. Mar 6

    my good friend wrote this! what a story. must read.

    Meet two extraordinary people, Virginia Stuart and Marion Frieswyk. Both 97, they are among the last living veterans of the ⁩’s forerunner, the Office of Strategic Services. I’m honored to share their stories.
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  13. Retweeted
    Feb 28

    What to check out this week by/ about Latinx folks, including on the "chola" aesthetic, 's interview with a Roma producer and 's video on his trip to document Chicano culture in Japan!

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  14. Feb 20

    we appreciate you forever man. and love all the stories you do. so proud.

    It’s been such a privilege this year to work alongside two of the ’s brightest and most innovative journalists: and . If you aren’t familiar with their work, spend some time with their latest stories (and dig into their archives, too) ...
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    Feb 20

    I'm so used to having mixed feelings about the way Japanese culture shows up in America (not the other way around) so this was pretty mind-bendy. But fascinating. via

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  16. Retweeted
    Feb 19

    “I want to emphasize the importance of family and community in Chicano culture.” went to Japan to explore how the Chicano culture he grew up with spread so far from Los Angeles.

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  17. Feb 19

    love you fam

    I love
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  18. Retweeted
    Feb 19

    When heard that the Chicano culture he grew up with in Los Angeles found its way to Japan, he was curious: is this cultural appropriation? He traveled to the country to investigate.

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  19. Retweeted
    Feb 19

    How My Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan Really fascinating from

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  20. Retweeted
    Jan 24

    while my aunts, who grew up carrying bath water in buckets from the river, can name all the flowers (framboyán, buganvilla, cayena) in their vast, lush yard, I have to ask questions, taking notes on my iPhone to learn to describe my campo.

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  21. Retweeted
    Jan 4

    I get to live my brown Carrie Bradshaw dreams! I now have a realtionship/dating column with . Stay tuned in 😉

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