Race is a powerful determinate of who’s housed and who's not in Los Angeles. @MayorOfLA stays silent until pushed on this topic, and Judge David Carter is now doing the pushing. He's explicitly asking for data that proves the city tracks racial impacts. What do you think?
Judge Carter has grown tired of @MayorOfLA excuses about solving the houseless crisis. In his most recent order, he wants the City of LA to prove that their indifference isn't deliberate. The community also wants to see that evidence because it feels intentional.
I think of this brother every day. It was one year ago yesterday that the amazing human being, Darrell Fields, was murdered next to his home in Skid Row. He was an extraordinary musician, a thoughtful and loving… https://t.co/VnUxvsbpFt
My daughter Lara laraameii decided on Monday to somehow help our houseless friends in Skid Row take the edge off this brutal heat wave. She reached out to her friends over IG. Friday, she had nearly 1000 pounds of… https://t.co/Wczi5kt8Yq
For ME, the first lesson in “De-Colonizing” my mind is the simple acknowledgement that I live on stolen land. No one has asked me for it back or has asked that i write a check—but I do have an open mind. For ME, it… https://t.co/pZMHCK7m4N
“De-colonizing” my mind. Although I had no idea then, the process began more than 15 years ago when I was working in Rwanda. Over the past few years, Eddie H and I talked alot about it before he… https://t.co/5JTCh9K4Y0
If anyone is interested, this is a superb starter dish. Ticking the boxes. Decolonizing my mind. Unshackling myself. #letsgetfree.… https://t.co/eSe0zj87Gj