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November 15, 2020

#BlackOutBezos to Send a Message That you Value People Over Products

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July 29, 2020

Press Release

Statewide Nonprofit Hosts Powerful Virtual Town Hall, Featuring California’s Leading Women of Color

By Jay Chotirmal

Courage California Institute’s “Courage in the Moment, Courage for the Movement” panelist answered questions submitted on systemic racism, COVID recovery, and safe voting access. “Courage in the Moment, Courage for the Movement” Town Hall Recording Los Angeles — Today, Courage California Institute hosted its first virtual town hall, featuring some of California’s most courageous women … Continued

July 2, 2020

Blog

When DA’s won’t hold the Police Accountable, We Must

By Raquel Parra

Content warning: police violence Recently, we received an email from a Courage member about an encounter they once had with the police: “3 years ago I opened my front door to 5 LAPD with their guns pointed at me, the closest to me a very scared looking young officer, probably a rookie. It scared the … Continued

June 19, 2020

Blog

Juneteenth: Through the Eyes of an O.C. Haitian Woman

By Molly Watson

Earlier this month, this Haitian woman stood up and said “Black Lives Matter," but it wasn't until college that I learned about Juneteenth and what it meant to be Black in America.

June 18, 2020

Press Release

Courage California Applauds AB 860 Passing the State Legislature, the Role Membership Played in the Legislative Process, and Calls for the Swift Passage of SB 423

By Jay Chotirmal

Los Angeles — In response to the threat Covid-19 presents to the 2020 General Election, the state legislature passed AB 860, introduced by Assemblymember Marc Berman, to counter some of the unique challenges Californians will face while voting during the pandemic. AB 860 includes: A mandate that every county official mails vote-by-mail ballots to all … Continued

June 9, 2020

Blog

None of us can be free until everybody is free

By Raquel Parra

Centuries of state-sanctioned racial violence against Black people — slavery, segregation, lynchings, Jim Crow, police brutality — are encoded in our culture and the trauma in the genes of generations of Black families and communities.

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