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Former Section 14 Residents ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ on Settlement with Palm Springs
Former residents of Section 14 are “cautiously optimistic” a resolution with the City of Palm Springs is near following a lengthy closed-doors discussion held by the city council Thursday. The council met to discuss a settlement proposal for an ongoing legal claim over the city’s role in destroying homes and evicting residents on land owned

Award-Winning Civil Rights Attorney & Activist Areva Martin Announces Battleground State Tour
Telly Award-Winning Series The Special Report Will Examine the Implications of Disinformation Campaigns & Delve into the Impact of the Black Vote October 4, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA: With only weeks left before voters head to the polls, and as the public-at-large and Black voters in particular are targeted with an unprecedented volume of disinformation, award-winning civil rights attorney, author, advocate and television personality

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE PRESIDENT MARC MORIAL SENDS LETTER TO PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL TOMAKE APPEAL FOR SECTION 14 SURVIVORS, PLEDGES TO BOOST BLACK TOURISM IN PALM SPRINGS
On the day of his address at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, National Urban League President Marc Morial calls for justice for Section 14 Survivors Palm Springs, CA – Hours ahead of his address to the nation at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, national civil rights leader and former Mayor of New

The Special Report with Areva Martin’ Talks St. Louis Women in Politics
ST. LOUIS – Attorney and media expert Areva Matin is a St. Louis native returning to her roots in the latest podcast episode of “The Special Report with Areva Martin.” Areva sits down with Fox 2 to talk about the return of The Special Report and the taping in St. Louis.

Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors Make Historic Offer to Resolve Claims and Expand Tourism
Survivors of violent displacement in Section 14 urge City of Palm Springs officials that “it’s time for us to move forward together in healing.” Palm Springs, CA (July 3, 2024) – The Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors and their descendants, led by attorney Areva Martin, on Wednesday announced that they have proposed to the City