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Los Angeles faith leaders stood up for U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters after a few conservatives, including elected officials and media, attacked her last week for advising to protesters to “get confrontational” if needed.
In Southern California, Black churches are using their land to build housing for homeless people As Southern California’s housing crisis continues to fuel homelessness across the region, a number of churches, particularly Black congregations, are stepping up to build affordable housing on their church land. A rendering of the 54-unit permanent supportive housing structure to be built by Heavenly Vision Church in South Los Angeles. Image courtesy of SDS Capital Group March 16, 2021 LOS ANGELES (RNS) — As Southern California’s housing crisis continues to fuel homelessness ac...
Print From the fourth-floor rooftop patio on East Vernon Avenue, Los Angeles is a 360-degree panorama: to the north, the skyscrapers of downtown; to the south, the Palos Verdes Peninsula; to the west, the Santa Monica Mountains; to the east, snow-capped Mt. Baldy. This serene tableau will soon be enjoyed by 20 homeless people who will begin moving into the South Los Angeles building next week. Their new home, a tower of concrete and wheat-toned cladding between a taqueria and a stucco house, is the prototype for an initiative to be announced Wednesday to build up to 1,800 units of supportive ...
SCLC Celebrates King Legacy Week 2021 By Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion Editor Published January 13, 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (File photo) Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California will host several events as part of their King Legacy Week 2021, which commemorates the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The theme is “A New Day!” Among the highlights is the MLK Legacy Awards and Virtual Gala set for Monday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. Actress Anne Marie Johnson will serve as emcee for the occasion. The honorees include Phil Washington, CEO of L.A....