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    Erika D. Smith: Nury Martinez's racism feeds into Black Angelenos' worst fear. It's us versus them

    by Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times Oct 10, 2022 4 minutes
    Councilman Kevin de Leon, left, and Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez confer at city council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.

    She called the Black child of Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin "changuito," or "a monkey," who gets carried around like a purse. "Su negrito, like on the side."

    Of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, she simply said, "F--- that guy. He's with the Blacks."

    L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez says she was merely caught up in "a moment of intense frustration and anger" during an hourlong, secretly recorded meeting in October 2021 with L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera and fellow Latino Councilmembers Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León.

    Please.

    We just got an earful of who Martinez is. But, more importantly, what she wants for the future of Los Angeles — the consolidation of Latino power willing to do to get it.

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