Elex Michaelson is joined by Civil Rights Attorney Areva Martin. Martin is working to secure reparations for the victims of Section 14, a Palm Springs neighborhood where thousands of families, mostly Black and Brown, saw their homes destroyed in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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