AltWeeklies Wire
Altadena Man Remembers Civil Rights Struggle On Eve Of MLK Statue Dedicationnew
This Sunday when President Obama dedicates the $120 million Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in front of the nearly 31-foot tall statue of the man who delivered his "I have a dream" speech there on Aug. 28, 1963, one Altadena man will feel especially stirred by the events. This Sunday will be about celebrating that speech which occurred 48 years ago to the day.
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Lionel Rolfe |
08-26-2011 |
Civil Liberties
CFAC Files Suit Against L.A. City Council
The California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) filed a complaint against the City of Los Angeles after the Council refused to “cure and correct” an inadequately noticed February 18 agenda item that surreptitiously called for 4,000 City workers and positions to be cut.
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Terelle Jerricks |
05-06-2010 |
Civil Liberties
2500 Protest Prop 8 Decision in Long Beachnew
Only 2,500 turned out for the Meet in the Middle Rally when the California Supreme Court upheld proposition 8, but the affirmation of the 18,000 gay marriages that occurred during the 5-month window that gay couple could legally wed remains a beacon of hope.
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Zamna Avila |
06-06-2009 |
Civil Liberties
GOP vs. Feingold
Sens. Snowe and Hagel join the Bush cover-up, while Senator Feingold calls for censure, and some seek legal rulings that Bush's secret spying was illegal and unconstitutional.
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Paul Rosenberg |
03-16-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Justice On ICE for Iranian Immigrants
Four Iranian brothers arrested on immigration violations were held at a California detention center accused of terrorism but never charged. After one brother was beaten by a guard, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials suddenly forced them to leave, they say.
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Terrelle Jerricks |
04-01-2005 |
Civil Liberties
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