Who is Danny Bakewell, the Black L.A. power broker named in the Nury Martinez audio?
After all, who is in the Nury Martinez audio, and who is going to tell us the story of his life?
Who is Danny Bakewell, the Black L.A. power broker named in the Nury Martinez audio?
After all, who is in the Nury Martinez audio, and who is going to tell us the story of his life?
Who is Danny Bakewell, the Black L.A. power broker named in the Nury Martinez audio?
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So which Los Angeles politician is he, and how did he come upon the story of his own life?
Who is Danny Bakewell, the Black L.A. power broker named in the Nury Martinez audio?
It’s no surprise to most folks that Danny Bakewell is a power broker. He is, after all, the chair of the Black Los Angeles Arts Alliance, chairman of the Black Entertainment Group, and a director and co-founder of the Black Leadership Council.
He is also one of the most prominent political observers in the city.
But who is he, really?
The answer to that question, of course, is complicated. Bakewell’s story, after all, is not one that can be told in any simple or straightforward way that could be easily traced to the people who know him best.
Because Bakewell is no ordinary L.A. politician or power broker. He is, in fact, a power broker who was born into slavery but has never before been called a Negro.
The man who appears in the Nury Martinez audio is a self-described black, mixed race, and Native American man from the Southwest. In fact, he is of Choctaw and Cherokee heritage and is known to his family as either “Cherokee Ken” or “Ken-Cherokee” and he is sometimes referred to as “Dirty White” because he’s known for his dirt under the