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October 19, 2022

L.A. City Council Elects New President as Protests Continue in Wake of Racist Audiotape Leak
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In California, the Los Angeles City Council has voted for Paul Krekorian
to become the new council president, following the resignation last week
of disgraced former president Nury Martinez, who was heard making racist
remarks on a leaked audiotape. Meanwhile, protests continue demanding
the resignation of the two other councilmembers who were caught on the
recording: Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León. This is Melina Abdullah from
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles speaking in front of City Hall.

Melina Abdullah: "We don't have any room for blatant anti-Black racists
on L.A. City Council. They gotta go. They gotta go. And every other city
councilmember that is meeting with them is co-conspiring with them and
locking community out. They are just as guilty."

Click here to see our interview with Melina Abdullah.


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