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Former president of the L.A. City Council resigns after she made racist comments
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The former president of the L.A. City Council resigned her council seat three days after the release of a secret recording in which she and colleagues engaged in racist conversation.
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LA City Councilmember Resigns Amid Uproar Over Leaked Audio of Racist Remarks
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Former president of the L.A. City Council resigns after she made racist comments
By Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN Los Angeles City Council member Nury Martinez has resigned as the legislative body’s president after making racist remarks about a fellow council member and his Black child.
Nury Martinez resigned as President of the Los Angeles City Council but will retain her seat on the council after racist remarks emerged on leaked audio.
L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez and other Latino colleagues were caught on a leaked recording making allegedly racist remarks, including those deriding Mike Bonin's Black son.
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez used racist language to describe a fellow council member's son in a leaked audio clip posted anonymously online.
By Jalen Brown, CNN Nury Martinez resigned Monday as president of the Los Angeles City Council after she made disdainful and racist comments about the Black child of a fellow councilmember. “As someone who believes deeply in the empowerment of communities of color, I recognize my comments undercut t…
Council President Nury Martinez said she is resigning as president of the council effective immediately. The statement did not say she would resign her council seat.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from the post Monday after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked recording of a conversation with other Latino leaders. Council President Nury Martinez issued an apology and expressed shame.
Some Los Angeles City Council members are facing increasing pressure to resign after a leaked recording revealed racist and derogatory comments made during a conversation with a local labor leader.
Former Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has announced that she is resigning her council seat amid a scandal over racist remarks that came to light in a leaked
The former council president, Nury Martinez, faced calls from state leaders and President Biden to leave office after making racist remarks on a recording that emerged on Sunday.
The former president of the Los Angeles City Council stepped down Wednesday after days of calls by officials and the public over her comments from a leaked audio recording.
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