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Jean Guerrero: Latino support for Karen Bass should put an end to talk of Black-brown strife

Karen Bass' victory in the Los Angeles mayoral race was another blow to the popular caricature of Latino voters as trending conservative. The results suggest that the city's mostly young Latino electorate embraces Black-brown solidarity. The up-and-coming Latino rejects the anti-Blackness espoused by Gen X and baby boomer city leaders in the now-infamous recording that threatened to fray ...
LOS ANGELES-CA- JUNE 7, 2022: Mayoral candidate Karen Bass casts her ballot at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

Karen Bass' victory in the Los Angeles mayoral race was another blow to the popular caricature of Latino voters as trending conservative.

The results suggest that the city's mostly young Latino electorate embraces Black-brown solidarity. The up-and-coming Latino rejects the anti-Blackness espoused by Gen X and baby boomer city leaders in the now-infamous recording that threatened to fray Black-Latino relations.

While the ethnic breakdown of the vote is still forthcoming, Bass' strong performance after election day suggests that Latinx voters, who cast their ballots closer to election day, favored her more than . They

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