Anti-Black hate crimes continue to increase in Los Angeles
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 20, 2023
Vivienne Mann fled Cape Town, South Africa, in the late ’70s to escape the racial discrimination and oppression institutionalized by apartheid laws, making stops in several other countries before landing in Los Angeles. However, over 30 years later, the same forces that drove her away from her hometown resurfaced at her doorstep in the U.S.
On Dec. 21, 2022, Mann and her roommate were awoken by someone shouting racial slurs and banging on their apartment door. The suspect also taped a letter to their door, which read, “Hurry up and die … illegal immigrant. Go back to . . .
