Areva Martin

Areva on stage with a panel of three women

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

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Marc Morial National Urban League speaks out about Palm Springs Section 14

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

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Areva Martin and survivors of Section 14

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

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survivors of section 14 walk on the land that once held their homes

Their Palm Springs Neighborhood Burned More Than 50 Years Ago. They Want Compensation.

“The Black and Latino families of Section 14, who made up much of the labor force of Palm Springs, are asking for reparations for what they say was a racially motivated attack. The Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors group, made up of aging former residents and descendants, is asking for compensation for the loss of

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