Fighting for democracy is more important than racial justice - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Fighting for democracy is more important than racial justice - Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

By Erin Aubry Kaplan Guest Columnist When I last sat down for lunch with Connie Rice it was 2023, and I was eager to get some assurance from the veteran civil rights attorney that the country was still firmly on the path of building a multiracial democracy. A string of unprecedented events had shaken the country to the core — the election of Donald Trump, the COVID pandemic, the nationwide George Floyd protests against racism, Jan. 6. But surely…