In Celebration of Women’s History Month
We are at a precipice this Women’s History month, watching the decades of hard-won Civil Rights victories being stripped away by the stroke of a pen.
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Unanimous 5-0 Vote for Justice: Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors Reach Historic Settlement Agreement, Including $5.9 Million in Direct Payments, with City of Palm Springs
Palm Springs, CA November 14, 2024 – Leading up to Thursday, November 14 vote, National civil rights Attorney Areva Martin and Section 14 Survivors, in partnership with Actum, achieve landmark agreement with Palm Springs City Council On Thursday, November 14, the Palm Springs City Council voted unanimously (5-0), for a comprehensive settlement package with the
Statement from Section 14 Survivors’ Attorney Areva Martin Regarding October 10 Palm Springs City Council Meeting
Palm Springs, CA (October 10, 2024) – Today, following a lengthy closed session City Council discussion, the City of Palm Springs announced that it would hold one additional closed session regarding Section 14 and dedicate the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Thursday, November 14 to the matter of Section 14. In response to this announcement, Attorney Areva Martin, lead
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
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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