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Mike Bonin tells City Council he is 'reeling' from colleagues' racist remarks about his son

Por: Los Angeles Times Politics October 11, 2022

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L.A. City Councilmember Mike Bonin told those in attendance at Tuesday's meeting that he was outraged at racist and disparaging comments made by his colleagues and recently revealed in leaked audio recordings. In an emotional speech, Bonin responded to racist language used by then-Council President Nury Martinez and other councilmembers to describe his son, who is Black. These words, they cut and they stung, Bonin said. He described anguish... + full article



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