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WINNER OF 2ND ANNUAL ANTHEM AWARD
Recognized for her work to raise awareness about racial disparity and social inequity in America, Areva Martin and her team at The Special Report won the Silver award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards.
A Survivor of Section 14 Shares Her Story
A victim of Section 14 shares a glimpse into how her life was changed forever.
MOVEMENT FORWARD FOR THE SECTION 14 VICTIMS & SURVIVORS
The first step forward for the Section 14 Survivors is a good one. Read the latest news about the work Areva Martin is doing to seek reparations for the victims.
AREVA MARTIN WEIGHS IN ON THE HARVEY WEINSTEIN ABUSE TRIAL
Watch to hear Areva’s perspective about the jury deliberations on the Weinstein abuse trial.
HUNDREDS OF BLACK AND MEXICAN FAMILIES FILE RACIAL REPARATIONS CLAIM AGAINST CITY OF PALMS SPRINGS
While promoting an image of Hollywood luxury in the 1950s and 1960s, the City of Palm Springs’ racially restrictive covenants prohibited Black people from sharing that good life or living in white neighborhoods. Instead, Black and Mexican Americans could only build homes in the Section 14 area of the Agua Caliente tribe’s reservation. Then, over a 10-year span from the late 1950s through the 1960s, Palm Springs hatched a plan to demolish Section 14 for the purposes of developing it into more lucrative commercial enterprises. To gain possession of this prime downtown real estate, the city hired contractors to bulldoze the privately-owned houses, often with personal property and belongings inside, and then the city sent the Palm Springs Fire Department to burn the destruction. Black and Mexican residents were often forced to flee Section 14 with only what they could carry.