In honor of Juneteenth, Section 14 survivors and descendants hosted a Juneteenth rally in Palm Springs at Frances stevens park. Hundreds of locals came out to celebrate diversity, equity, and ...
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors group will be holding a summit on Saturday, November 16, celebrating the one-year anniversary of reaching an historic $5.91 million ...
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article incorrectly described parts of what had changed in the latest counteroffer from the Section 14 Survivors group. A group of former ...
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 ...
Former residents of Section 14 are "cautiously optimistic" a resolution with the City of Palm Springs is near following a lengthy closed-doors discussion held by the city council Thursday. The council ...
Beginning around the 1940s, a neighborhood near downtown Palm Springs became home to mostly Black and Latino residents. The one-square-mile tract was on the land of the Cahuilla Indians and offered ...
In Palm Springs, California, survivors and descendants of the Section 14 community continue to fight for reparatory justice. This week, during the annual national observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
As the conversation surrounding reparations for the descendants of slaves gains momentum across the United States, a significant development has emerged in Palm Springs, California. The city council ...
Acknowledging its role in the destruction of a local Black and Latino neighborhood, the Palm Springs City Council promised Thursday to “right that wrong.” Council members did not specify what they ...
At first, Joe Abner would come home from school and find a single house on fire. A vacant house, toppled by a bulldozer and set ablaze by Palm Springs city firemen. Then two houses would be burning.