Rise in Latino power could push African American influence out
May 27, 2008 | 8:09
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Latinos outnumber African Americans now by nearly 2 to 1 in the county's vast 2nd Supervisorial District in Los Angeles, an area of 2 million people that was predominantly black until the 1990s, writes the Times' Michael Finnegan.
The battle between Bernard Parks and Mark Ridley-Thomas for county supervisor could be the last of its kind, as a rise in Latino power pushes out African Americans, the story continues.
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-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City
