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Many of Karen Bass' early influences were from West Los Angeles white and Jewish leftist circles;

Many of Karen Bass' early influences were from West Los Angeles white and Jewish leftist circles;

{{quotebox|It (the white left) played a huge role for me. In Hamilton (High School) for instance, lots of the Jewish parents were activists. Some  of them were in the Communist Party.  So I grew up with a lot of [[red diaper]] babies. And there were some African American parents who were in the Communist Party. There were teachers who were in the Communist Party. So white radicals were very influential. And at the same time you have the Panthers and the whole Black movement."<ref>[Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities

{{quotebox|It (the white left) played a huge role for me. In Hamilton (High School) for instance, lots of the Jewish parents were activists. Some  of them were in the Communist Party.  So I grew up with a lot of [[red diaper]] babies. And there were some African American parents who were in the Communist Party. There were teachers who were in the Communist Party. So white radicals were very influential. And at the same time you have the Panthers and the whole Black movement."<ref>[Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities

  edited by Darnell M. Hunt, Ana-Christina Ramón page 137]</ref>}}

  edited by Darnell M. Hunt, Ana-Christina Ramón page 137]</ref>}}