Regardless of where you live you have probably heard about Nury Martinez and the circumstances that led to her resignation from Los Angeles City Council. The short story is Martinez, who was the first Latina to hold the position of president of the Los Angeles City Council, was secretly recorded in a private conversation with other council members where she was heard making disparaging remarks about her colleagues and the two-year-old Black son of another councilman. She referred to the boy as behaving like a “Changuito”…not too cool. The LA Times broke the story by calling her comments racist and outrageous. Under pressure from the community including practically every Latino in public office, Martinez apologized and resigned from her city council position in shame.
