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Joseph
Phillips:
Is America only for white people?
Latinos
turn out to community-sponsored town hall
City Hall corruption
a growing concern within Latino community
By
Allison Jean Eaton
Bulletin
Editor
COMPTON—The
third town hall meeting held by residents for residents attracted roughly
the same number of attendees as the previous two, but most of the faces
inside the cafeteria at Kennedy Elementary School two Saturdays ago
were new.
Hosted by William Kemp’s Citizens for a Greater Compton organization,
along with help from city employee Lynn Boone and activist Joyce Kelly,
this latest meeting on Saturday, Aug. 21, drew a Latino-majority crowd.
The language barrier proved to be a slight challenge at first, but
resident Tomas Carlos, volunteered as translator after complaints from
the Spanish-speaking attendees.
Several non-English speakers voiced their frustrations with the current
administration, adding that they do not feel fully included in discussions
on the city’s problems.
“Don’t forget us,” said an unidentified woman. “We’re
also being victimized.”
Another unidentified Latina said she saw first-hand election workers
acting improperly during the April 21, 2009, election, which many residents
have claimed was riddled with irregularities and fraud. She saw people “playing
games at the voting booth,” including poll workers opening ballot
boxes.
Many in the Latino community are unhappy with how the city is being
run, and they believe the all-Black administration is guilty of racism
toward Latinos, resident Yolanda Lopez said.
It appeared that those present came together that afternoon after
discovering that they share concern over many of the same issues, and whatever
gap that might have existed between Black and Latino activists appeared
to have been bridged.
Kemp said that translation would be provided at future town halls
his organization hosts. A fourth meeting is scheduled for next month in
the 2nd District.
Calling off the CPD
Former City Clerk Charles Davis provided an update on a ballot initiative
that would prohibit the City Council from canceling its contract with the
Sheriff’s Department.
Davis said that as of that afternoon, 36 petitions were being circulated.
Roughly 5,650 signatures are needed, and he expects to have 6,000
signatures by the end of September. ...
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