Silence Is Complicity

In The Thick

Futuro Media

News, Politics

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Maria is joined by Erika D. Smith, columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and Alberto Retana, president and CEO of Community Coalition in South Los Angeles, to discuss the political scandal within the Los Angeles City Council. They get into the impact of redistricting on the city, and how this will all play out in the upcoming mayoral election between Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso. They also address anti-blackness within Latino communities and the hope for true multiracial solidarity.

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Photo credit: AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File

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0:00.0	Hey dear listener, a quick favor.
0:03.5	We're conducting an audience survey and we'd be really grateful if you could take just
0:07.8	a few minutes and answer it.
0:09.9	So please visit survey.prx.org slash futuro.
0:15.6	To take our survey today, that's survey.prx.org slash futuro.
0:23.9	It's not just about the policies, it's about what kind of city do we want to live in?
0:35.9	Do we want to become a city that completely pushes out the black population?
0:41.0	And all we have left are memorials.
0:45.3	From futuro media and PRX, it's in the thick.
0:48.2	This is a podcast about politics, race and culture.
0:51.6	I'm Mariano Jose, and I'm solo hosting today, who you have the day off.
0:56.8	I have two amazing guests joining me from Los Angeles, which right now is kind of like,
1:02.7	you know, the center of so much attention.
1:05.3	Erica D. Smith is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.
1:09.0	Hey Erica, welcome to the show.
1:10.8	Thanks very much.
1:12.1	And Alberto Hitana is the president and CEO of the Community Coalition in South Los Angeles.
1:19.0	Welcome Alberto to the show.
1:20.8	Thank you for having me.
1:22.6	And I guess everybody's recording from home still.
1:24.6	So you know, if strange sounds, I don't know what the LA sounds might be.
1:29.1	New York sounds are often a siren, but you know, we may hear it.
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