In a recent article, CITY OF PALM SPRINGS SEEKS REPARATIONS CONSULTANT TO ADDRESS RESTITUTION CLAIMS BY BLACK AND MEXICAN FAMILIES FORCIBLY EVICTED IN 1950S TO 1960S, by Black Enterprise, Areva Martin acknowledges, “the RFP is a small step in the long-overdue right direction to address the brutal history outlined in claims filed by Section 14 survivors and descendants.”
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Areva Martin: Today’s Voice On Issues That Matter
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.
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