OAKLAND, Calif. – On April 4, the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s prophetic speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” and the 54th anniversary of his tragic assassination, community members across California gathered to read the speech in public and explore its mean.
OAKLAND, Calif. – On April 4, the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s prophetic speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” and the 54th anniversary of his tragic assassination, community members across California gathered to read the speech in public and explore its mean.
On the Florida Legislature s opening day, House leaders scheduled separate redistricting committee meetings at the same time - and critics blasted it as another attempt to limit public input. Republicans in the Florida House, who control the process of drawing new congressional and legislative district boundaries, held meetings Tuesday, specifically for public comment - but both were at 4 p.m. What was scheduled as a two-hour meeting ended in just eight minutes, after only two county commissioners spoke about the redistricting process. .
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