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Elzie Lee “LZ” Granderson, 52, is a Black, openly gay journalist and former actor, currently writing for the Los Angeles Times as a sports and culture columnist. He was a senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine, a co-host of SportsNation on ESPN, afternoon co-host at ESPN LA 710, and a columnist for CNN. Granderson was named the Los Angeles Times Sports and Culture Columnist in January 2019.
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Quote: “My first brush with anti-Semitism started at home. My family didn’t collect Nazi memorabilia or anything conspicuous like that. Growing up, one of my favorite things to do was visit family members in Chicago. I loved the cookouts, music, and trips to the Maxwell Street Market many residents “affectionately” referred to as ‘Jewtown.’ One day I asked a family member why it was called that and she said it was because before buying anything we had to first “jew the price down.”
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