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LA City Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo removed from committee assignments

The chaos of the racist leaked audio has also exposed the ongoing political power struggle between Los Angeles' Black and Latino communities. A group of Black civil rights leaders held a news conference Sunday and demanded that Martinez be replaced by one of the council's African American members to "demonstrate its commitment to Black political empowerment and political and racial healing."
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