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Tom Bradley
Coverage of Tom Bradley in the Nexus archive.
Los Angeles politicstopic2generational conflicttopic2dissatisfactiontopic2frayed alliancestopic2Billy Gene Millsperson1Gilbert Lindsayperson1Los Angeles City Councilorganization1UCLA Law Schoolorganization1Watts Riotstopic1Los Angeles Superior Courtorganization1Ronald Reaganperson1Leimert Parkplace1
- Billy G. Mills, one of LA's first Black city council members, has died
Billy Gene Mills, one of the first Black politicians elected to the L.A. City Council in 1963, died on June 27 at age 96. He was the first Black American to graduate from UCLA Law School in 1954 and served on the council until 1974, focusing on infrastructure in South Los Angeles. Mills was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1974.
- L.A. politics fractures amid dissatisfaction, frayed alliances, generational conflict
Los Angeles politics is experiencing fractures due to dissatisfaction, weakened alliances, and generational conflicts. The article references Tom Bradley's rise in 1973 as a historical context.
- L.A. politics fractures amid dissatisfaction, frayed alliances, generational conflict
Los Angeles politics is fracturing due to dissatisfaction, frayed alliances, and generational conflict. In 1973, Tom Bradley became L.A.'s...