Justice vs. ‘Just Us’: Should Black people care about ICE?

It’s June in El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula — the original, full name of Los Angeles, founded in 1781 by 44 settlers from Spanish Mexico, more than half of whom were of African descent. And a weekend in L.A., a.k.a. the Land of Pretty People, usually means young folks head out to see and be seen.

But last Friday evening, as the sun slipped behind the palm trees, I suggested my 21-year-old son and his girlfriend make a different . . .