The City of Los Angeles and the California Civil Rights Department are putting together a set of events to create awareness to the rise of hate and discrimination that have become a dangerous threat to safety and civility both locally and statewide. UAHW originated in 2017 as a poster campaign in Bay Area cities in response to white supremacist rallies that took place in North California cities like Berkeley and San Francisco. Today, UAHW has spread to about 90 organizations and cities across the country.
: “United Against Hate” shirts in different languages were created for everyone to show solidarity. Photo courtesy of Task Force.
On Oct. 9, 2022, a secret recording of a private conversation between some of Los Angeles’s most powerful political figures – including Nury Martinez, then-President of the LA City Council and the first Latina to reach that post – brought to light some of the most painful issues faced and often ignored within Latino communities, including anti-Black sentiment, colorism and outright racism.
