Learn about the civil rights work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at these events or sign up to volunteer at a Day of Service community project on Jan. 15 in Los Angeles County.
Scholar, minister and activist Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. was the guest speaker at L.A.’s Skirball Cultural Center’s “Perspectives on Black-Jewish Relations in The Fight for Civil Rights” discussion held Dec. 6, on the 68th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. He talked about historic collaboration between African Americans and Jews and he participated in a conversation that focused on the ongoing struggle for civil liberties and the civil rights era of the 1960s. | By Solomon O. Smith California Black Media Scholar, minister and activist Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. was the guest speaker at L.A.’s Skirball Cultural Center’s “Perspectives on Black-Jewish Relations in The Fight for Civil Rights” discussion held Dec. 6, on the 68th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. He talked about historic collaboration between African