I understood the dynamics of the situation and I decided he was worth it. My opponent Issac Galvan voted against Sheriff oversight.” “All marriages and all relationships have ups and downs,” said Shantavia. You change that by having oversight committees come in. Those are some of the things I want to change. I believe they’re here to oversee and control what we do. I don’t believe the police are here to protect and serve. “Our relationship with the Sheriff’s department in Compton or in our Black and Brown community has not been the best relationship. Spicer is keenly aware that if elected, building trust while working with the Sheriff’s Department will need to be paramount if he is to achieve any level of success representing the city’s Second District. In recent months the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which patrols the City of Compton, has dominated local news headlines with allegations ranging from excessive force to wrongful death police-involved shooting. My opponent Issac Galvan voted against Sheriff oversight.” Andre Spicer / (Pictured: Michael Reel – Andre Spice – Shantavia Spicer) Photography: Tene Muhammad/Reel Urban Images READ THIS: Prince Talks Michael Jackson’s Death, Chris Brown in Never-Published 2014 Rolling Stone Interview “I believe they’re here to oversee and control what we do. That 60 percent was strictly from the youth. In the last election, in 2019, we increased the voter turnout by 60 percent. Three, how do you want this issue addressed? I simply gave them the microphone and said, ‘Let’s talk about it!’ And they responded. “There are a lot of constituents here that are not being represented-my job was to let them know you’re not being represented. And I’m OK with that.”Ī veteran media personality, Spicer is clearly comfortable speaking truth to power when it comes to the City of Compton and its residents. And that wasn’t always to the benefit of our politicians. To all these different things we’ve had issues with. “I used my platform, I used my influence to bring awareness to politics, to the community, to infrastructure, to the blight, and to the prostitution. A group of people is not being represented.”Īs creator and host of The Hub Radio, Spicer harnessed his digital imprint to inform and empower a new voting block. We have 100,000 people here-but the average age is 25 years old. He has confronted former Compton city council members when he felt the challenge was warranted. Spicer, who is a first-time political candidate, has in recent years been very outspoken. MORE ON EURWEB: Fans React to Sammy Sosa’s WHITER, er, PINK-ER(?) Complexion Transition – LOOK! “Along with the exclusive announcement of his candidacy to represent the city’s Second District, Spicer shared with Michael Reel of Reel Urban News his vision and hope for the City of Compton.” Photography Tene Muhammad/Reel Urban Images It’s kind of disheartening to the community and it’s kind of disheartening to the youth.” Spicer explains that when people learn he’s from Compton, the response is often: “You don’t look like, walk like or talk like you’re from Compton.’ And that’s because of how Compton has been represented.
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