Xenophobia is as American as the World Series, Trump, Immigration, and White Supremacy.

By @abemarquez.bsky.social

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We’re suing the LASD

Zach Boetto was at the Compton/ Paramount protest, and I overheard him and his entire crew say how scared they were going into the crowd to cover the protest. I took a selfie of the moment because KTLA has a massive budget while I’m there with my cellphone.

Southlander cofounder and journalist @bencamach0.bsky.social was shot twice — in the knee and elbow — with crowd-control munitions while covering protests in the LA suburbs of Compton and Paramount June 7: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...

ICE was seen near a Home Depot and a meat factory in Paramount on Saturday, June 7th. News spread quickly, prompting the community to rally in defense of the undocumented workers targeted for arrest by ICE.

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Are you curious about the experience of journalists on the ground at the protests in Los Angeles this weekend? Tune in to kpfa.org at 10 a.m. to hear from @bencamach0.bsky.social about his perspective.

While some of our reporters will be on the ground at City Hall covering the protests, we will also be hosting our first tabling event in the South Bay. Drop by the event to chat with some of our members about the state of local news and how we can better serve the communities we cover.

@bencamach0.bsky.social and several others have recently launched @thesouthlander.bsky.social

Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)

While you've only seen a little bit of our journey creating The Southlander, this newsroom has been in the works for almost an entire year. Here's a little peek behind the scenes. We hope you enjoy.

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