Brother Ray Fauntroy, Driver for Dr. King, Special Guest and Honoree at the 2022 GLORY AWARDS
“The deaths triggered the riots, but the unrest has been fueled for years by a lack of development in black neighborhoods and insensitivity toward those communities by local government,” said Ray Fauntroy, head of the local Southern Christian Leadership Conference chapter after deaths of black men during the Miami race riot in 1989. By Gloria…
Read MoreThe FBI To Investigate Abuse By Senatobia, Mississippi Police Department for Excessive Force
THE SOUTHERN TRUTH By Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief “With few exceptions, southern leaders proved that their devotion to segregation and white supremacy was far greater than the patriotic allegiance they routinely professed to constitutional government. Robert Man, Author, The Walls of Jericho Senatobia, MS.-As the founder and Publisher of PACE NEWS, a Los Angeles County and…
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STEM Prep Schools Respond to Teacher Shortage by Investing in Local Community to Create its Own Teacher Pipeline
Los Angeles, Ca. – As school districts across the country grapple with teacher shortages, one local charter public school network is creating its very own teacher pipeline. STEM Preparatory Schools, a charter public school operator in the West Adams and Jefferson Park neighborhoods of South Los Angeles is looking to cultivate and invest in local talent who live and…
Read More30 Years After Rodney King Unrest, One Faith Leader’s Vision Still Inspires LA
By Richard Flory, Najuma Smith-Pollard ‘We may have set those fires, but we didn’t start those fires,’ said the Rev. Cecil Murray. (RNS) — Thirty years ago, Los Angeles was burning. On April 29, 1992, Los Angeles police officers who had brutally beaten Rodney King, an unarmed man pulled over on suspicion of DUI, were acquitted of…
Read MorePACE NEWS Salutes Clarkdale, Mississippi Native, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram During Black Music Month
6th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Sacrifice Community/Labor Luncheon
Former LAPD Chief/LA City Councilmember Bernard Parks’ Statement in Response to the LA Times Article Regarding Rick Caruso’s Role in Denying His 2002 Reappointment at LAPD Chief
Black Lives Should Also Matter in the Russia-Ukraine War
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Black Americans have enjoyed an enduring bond with Africa and their brothers and sisters living on the Continent, with many U.S.-based civil rights agencies, clergy members, and African American organizations taking a keen interest in the welfare of citizens in the 55-nation motherland. While the world…
Read MoreEmergency Intervention Plan of Action Seeking Help To Lead the Way for the Homeless Without Hindrances
The Southern Truth By Gloria Zuurveen Editor-in-Chief Emergency Intervention Plan of Action better known as (E.I.) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization under the leadership of Eddie Flemming, a Lead Consultant and Field Organizer. Flemming along with several of his collaborative partners met recently at the headquarters of PACE NEWS on 54th Street in Los Angeles…
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