On a recent evening, residents of South Los Angeles gathered both virtually and in person at the Community Coalition to discuss Proposition 50, its implications for equity, and the urgent […]
Tag: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Trust in mainstream media at a new low
Trust in America’s mainstream media has fallen to its lowest level on record. Gallup reports that only 28 percent of adults say they have a great deal or fair amount […]
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Thousands march on Wall Street
Sixty-two years to the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, thousands poured into Lower Manhattan on Thursday, linking arms and voices in […]
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Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant’s Black church Target boycott
Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, an Atlanta-based pastor of the New Birth Baptist Church, has reported a robust national turnout for his consumer boycott against Minneapolis-based retail giant Target. The […]
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Kingdom Day Parade set for Monday – Juneteeth’s observance day
The 37th Annual Kingdom Day Parade will be held on Monday, June 20 at 10 a.m. The three-mile parade route begins at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard & Western […]
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UCLA Worker Justice Center named for Rev. James Lawson
In December, the UCLA Labor Center’s historic MacArthur Park building was officially named the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center in honor of one of the civil rights movement’s […]