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.

EssenceNovember 18, 2024By Kizzy Cox More than 50 years after Palm Springs officials demolished and burned the homes of hundreds of Black and Latino residents in Section 14—a predominantly minority neighborhood once thriving within the city—the survivors have secured a historic $5.9 million settlement. The agreement marks