Kat Ellis and her husband say they’ve faced harassment online and in town for helping to organize racial justice rallies. AdvertisementBut Lodi also has a darker reputation, said city council member JoAnne Mounce, a third-generation Lodian. Advertisement“Our officers were out there and they were hearing the N-word and they were hearing references to lynching,” Brucia said. Owens’ mother, Mickey Ditmore, who is Latina, said she never understood her daughter’s view that Lodi was “oppressive” until this experience. Though the last few months have brought activism to the forefront, the town was not devoid of it before.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 10, 2020 13:03 UTC