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Compton Mayor Aja Brown announced today that she will not seek reelection for a third term in the office she has held since 2013. She will serve until her term ends on June 30, and then hand over power to a new mayor. “I look forward to providing a smooth and comprehensive transition, including welcoming the next mayor this summer, and sharing the infrastructure we built to aid in their success,” Brown wrote in a statement to the press regarding her decision. “My hope is that Compton will...

Print For five years, Georgia Horton had worked to rebuild her life, no easy task for a Black woman who spent years in prison. She found an apartment in Compton. She started working as a motivational speaker and evangelist. She wrote a book. She found her home church. But, in just one day, it almost all fell apart again. In December, Horton found herself on the verge of eviction. She was hopelessly behind on her rent, her income gutted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The odd jobs she was doing to m...