The Desert Sun
November 14, 2024
By Tara Gray
Civil rights attorney Areva Martin reacts to the city council’s unanimous vote for the settlement offer of $5.9 million to the Section 14 Survivors group during a public council meeting in Palm Springs, Calif., on Thurs., November 14, 2024.
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