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Why is the first woman to stand up?
Of course, that’s a rhetorical question. But that is actually grounded because the girl’s power is real.
From Joan of the Ark to Cassidy Hutchinson, whenever a man proved too cautious, co-ill, or behaved, a woman had the courage to do the right thing. The latest example of this woman’s fearlessness comes last Saturday after federal immigrant agents launched a string of raids across Southland, targeting everyone, from school children to senior church members.
Within hours of their first arrest, women’s soccer club Angel City became the first local sports franchise to issue a statement, recognizing the “terror and uncertainty” that the attack caused. A day later, LAFC, an Angel City roommate at BMO Stadium, issued its own statement.
That was a week and a half ago. But Angel City didn’t stop there. The collective silence from the Dodgers, Galaxy, Lakers, Kings and other teams is deafening, but Angel City has grown rebelliously, wearing a t-shirt renamed the player and new coach Alexander Strauss “Immigrant City Football Club.” Behind it was the slogan “Los Angeles is for Everyone/Los Angeles Espalatodos” repeated six times.
“The statement was the beginning,” said Chris Fajardo, vice president of the Angel City community. “The statement was a way to confirm that