Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"When a privileged community decides it doesn't want something in its backyard, quite often, it is the backyards of the less powerful, less connected, and less wealthy that end up bearing the burden."

"For too long, companies paid little public price for this decision making, which was based on both systemic racism and unconscious bias."

"Just as white Americans can no longer ignore the systemic inequalities in policing, in public health, and in the criminal justice system, we cannot ignore the racism ingrained in the systems that keep..."

"If we are truly serious about Black Lives Mattering; If we deeply value taking the knee of white supremacy off of the neck of Black America; If we sincerely want to end the inhumane practice of sacrif..."