Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Interfaith Prayer Breakfast Focuses on Voting, Health Care and Housing

September 6, 2018

The agenda extended beyond food and fellowship at the Interfaith Prayer Breakfast held at McCarty Memorial Christian Church ... read more »

Los Angeles NAACP Supports Ridley-Thomas’  African American Voter Efforts

August 22, 2018

At face value, the previous weeks headlines seemed disturbing: University of Southern California had referred a donation, made to the School of Social Work by LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, to federal officials for investigation. ... read more »

Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Pioneer and MLK Colleague, Dies

June 14, 2018

Cotton died Sunday afternoon at the Kendal at Ithaca retirement community in New York, said Jared Harrison, a close friend who was at her bedside. Harrison said she had battled illnesses recently but didn't specify a cause of death. ... read more »

This Week In Black History (January 4 – January 10)

January 10, 2018

This Week In Black History (January 4 – January 10) ... read more / view gallery »

L.B. Ministers Welcome Cookie Johnson

December 8, 2016

The Long Beach Ministers Alliance will host the Cookie Johnson, “Believing In Magic” book-signing event on Saturday, December 10, at 1 p.m., at the Michelle Obama Library, ... read more »

SCLC to host MLK Awards & Benefit Gala

January 14, 2016

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) of Southern California will honor four distinguished individuals at its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Awards & Benefit Gala on Jan. ... read more »

The Transformative Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 2016

January 6, 2016

There is no debate concerning the irrefutable fact that ... was one of the greatest leaders recognized, admired and affirmed by millions of people across America and throughout the world. ... read more »