Latino leaders silence is killing blacks - L.A. is headed for a racial meltdown unless the two groups form a coalition.

“I WILL SAY PUBLICLY what many people are whispering privately in barbershops, soul food restaurants and church parking lots in South Los Angeles. If relations don’t improve between African Americans and Latinos in Southern California, we are headed for a major racial conflict.

Sure, this is multicultural Southern California, where coalition politics is supposed to rule. However, anyone paying attention to what is happening here knows the accuracy of this assessment. Why are Latinos committing violent crimes targeted against African Americans ”” especially in one neighborhood in the Harbor Gateway area ”” and why aren’t Latino leaders speaking out against them? “

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