Arthur T. Leahy, CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Agency, excited that the MTA board had…
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There are two sides to the Leimert Park Village Station story
Last Friday, in a quickly assembled celebration at Leimert Park, activists, politicians and community stakeholders exulted over a decision by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board to fund the Leimert Park Village Station on the Crenshaw/LAX light rail line. The decision had been made on Thursday, the day before.
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There are two sides to the Leimert Park Village Station story
Last Friday, in a quickly assembled celebration at Leimert Park, activists, politicians and community stakeholders…
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Community exults over approval of Leimert Park station
A quickly-assembled, celebratory crowd of about 200 persons rejoiced in Leimert Park Friday over the…
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Aspects of the Crenshaw rail line still hanging in the balance
The Crenshaw Subway Coalition is gearing up for a possible showdown over additional funding for…
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Study suggests alternative uses for Black philanthropy
A study on Black philanthropy commissioned by the Liberty Hill Foundation seeks to increase giving…
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Activists returning to Memphis to re-ignite civil rights coalition
Forty-five years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was felled by an assassin’s bullet…
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Inglewood sees tough crossing at the Crenshaw/LAX Line
A meeting of the First Community Development Council at First Church of God . ….
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Spirit of the inauguration: King and Obama
The spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. hung appropriately–and perhaps approvingly–over the second inauguration of…
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Remembering the man and the movement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Rev. James Lawson were both 29 when they…