Interview with Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

SacTown Talks

English - June 19, 2023 13:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
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Today we welcome to the program, Senator Smallwood-Cuevas. Smallwood-Cuevas represents Senate District 28 and is the co-founder of the Los Angeles Black Worker Center. We discuss the election, issues with the prison system, employment, housing and more.

This episode was recorded on 05/23/2023

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