L.B. Ministers fight neighborhood violence
April 28, 2016
The Long Beach Ministers Alliance (LBMA) and the Los Angeles Civil Rights Association launched a Violence Interruption Project called “#awaken” in response to the shootings of four Black young men in Long Beach on April 18. Kicking-off the project on April 21, the organizations joined with the victims’ families, community members and city officials in a rally at Rosa Parks Park, located on 15th and Alamitos in Long Beach. The community surrounding 17th street and Alamitos Avenue is prepared to respond to the latest occurrence of violence in that area,” declared the Rev. Gregory Sanders, LBMA president and pastor of