In Black-led Compton, a Latino majority fights for political power: The city known for its Black culture has flipped majority Latino, but its leadership remains all Black. A group of Latino vaqueros want to change that. - "The city’s leadership still reflects its demographic past, with an all-Black city council and school board. It has never had a Latino mayor. ...
"'It’s like 'Game of Thrones' We have to keep this power. We have to keep the little bit that we have, which is all we have,” said Nina Childs, a Black local activist and filmmaker. 'And we’re not giving it up.'
"The story of people of color calling on White leaders to cede power for more diverse representation is deeply rooted in American history. But Compton reflects a newer power struggle, which experts say the nation may see more of in the years to come as traditional White and Black strongholds grow more Latino and the Latino community demands more political representation. ...
"Latinos should have representation in leadership, she said, 'but as a Black woman I have to advocate for the representation of the people that look like me.'
"Childs chimed in: 'We want you [Latinos] to have representation too. It’s just having to be the right representation.'" []
Computer in Russia breached Metro system amid security concerns, report says: The inspector general’s report surfaced deep-rooted problems that the watchdog’s officials say leave the transit agency open to attacks that could threaten train safety - "Those subpoenaed records showed more than one-third of background checks used the same last four digits of a social security number. Metro pledged to resolve the vulnerabilities."
Opinion I’ve never seen the Kremlin so rattled
Mother whose son died in D.C. police chase is charged in courtroom outburst - "After the complaint was filed May 4, a summons was issued, ordering her to appear in U.S. District Court. But a prosecutor and a federal public defender told a judge Wednesday that authorities have been unable to locate Hylton to serve the summons." [ed. note: in the trial against the officers convicted of killing the guy via chase, "The judge would not allow jurors to be told that, at the time of the crash, Hylton-Brown was wearing an ankle monitor as part of his release in a criminal case and was carrying $3,128 in cash."]
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