Downtown, Los Angeles–This week, Edward Buck was convicted on 9 charges in a Federal Courtroom in Downtown L.A. Charges including distributing meth resulting in death, operating a drug den, and soliciting prostitution. The day of his conviction also marked four years since Gemmel Moore was found in Ed Buck’s apartment deceased from a meth overdose.
Tina Sampay, known as Slauson Girl, is a journalist, author and media founder from South Central Los Angeles. Her Bachelor of Arts in Critical Race and Gender Studies informs how she examines race, gender and power in her journalism. She founded Slauson Girl Media Group, a Black woman-owned news and media organization. Her reporting, podcast conversations and video interviews center local news, community voices, culture and the issues shaping Los Angeles.