Los Angeles City Council President Resigns After Racist Comments Leaked

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Photo by Solagil1126 By Malaika Jabali· Updated October 11, 2022

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigns after racist comments she made were recently leaked.

A Reddit user leaked the audio, which reveals Martinez, who is Latina, insulting a colleague and his son in October 2021. As The Guardian reports, Martinez was talking to fellow council members and a labor leader, when the conversation turned to fellow council

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