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Saturday, November 16, 2024
By Public News Service Saturday, November 16, 2024
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New coalition to reaffirm California values holding meetings this weekend

  Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   This weekend, a new coalition called “We Are California” is holding meetings up and down the state, preparing to resist what it sees as anticipated attacks from the incoming Trump administration. Hundreds of nonprofits have joined the coalition, which promotes inclusion, community, and democratic norms. Angelica […]
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Saturday, July 18, 2020
By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, July 18, 2020
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John Lewis 1940 – 2020

John Lewis died yesterday at the age of 80. He was a crusader for civil rights and voting rights. Continue his fight. Stand up for what is right. And vote , not only at the national and state level, but locally. That will honor his legacy and make our America better and stronger.
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Friday, August 21, 2015
Photo of Glendale Church of Christ minister Bryan Schackmann inside Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Montgomery, AL August 12, 2015
By Guest Blogger Friday, August 21, 2015
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Travel Adventures: A tour of civil rights sites in Alabama

My name is Bryan Schackmann and I’m the minister at the Glendale Church of Christ. Last week I got the chance to travel on a bus with 10 white and 10 black pastors from churches across the United States to important sites from the Civil Rights movement in Alabama. It was a powerful and unique opportunity and I’m glad I […]
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