Rings of Hell IX: The Youth Sports Swindle

@nolympicsla debunk the feel good fuzzies of the LA84 Foundation, often perceived as a benign altruistic youth sports non-profit but which is – after some serious scrutiny – really an unaccountable non-profit who merely claims to promote social justice and the empowering of marginalized communities. In practice, they’re more active in whitewashing LA than they are in making it more equitable. They’re massive investors in real estate giants/slumlords like Blackstone and Oaktree Capital, and their work has been used to leverage the 2028 Olympics. To learn more about the LA84 Foundation, including a shocking look at their tax filings, check out the blog at nolympicsla.com. ‘Rings of Hell’ segment originally produced with @knockdotla: 11/20/18