“That was very useful to us,” said Melina Abdullah, an African studies professor at California State University, Los Angeles, and co-founder of the Los Angeles branch of Black Lives Matter. In Los Angeles, Ms. Lacey has been criticized by Black Lives Matter activists, who see her as too pro-police. “You are very much aware that your fellow African-Americans expect a lot from you,” Ms. Lacey said in an interview. But I do think there’s a different yardstick for us.”She and Ms. Harris have known each other for years. But as she tacks left, Ms. Harris has endorsed Ms. Lacey’s opponent in her re-election bid, George Gascón.

Source: New York Times August 09, 2020 09:00 UTC