What are you going to do? Stanislaus leaders look ahead while honoring MLK s legacy
The Modesto Bee 1/19/2021 Kristina Karisch, The Modesto Bee
Jan. 18 Taking ownership of the problems facing society today is crucial in honoring and building upon the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. s legacy, Stanislaus County NAACP president Wendy Byrd said Monday.
Speaking at an interfaith commemoration event hosted virtually by the Revival Center in Modesto to honor the late civil rights leader, Byrd emphasized that King did his job, and he did a good job, but that it now falls to everyone in the community to carry on the work he set in motion. King was instrumental in the civil rights movement, gaining national and international recognition for his emphasis on nonviolence and civil disobedience.
Credit union bringing financial services to south Modesto’s bustling Crows Landing [The Modesto Bee]
Dec. 13 South Modesto’s Crows Landing Road bustles with commerce. The commercial strip features used car lot after used car lot, an abundance of car repair businesses, a pharmacy, about a half-dozen grocery stores, restaurants, taquerias and taco trucks, and stores selling everything from cell phones and home furnishings to clothing and appliances. There is even a travel agency and a bait shop.
One business missing in this primarily Latino and poor community is a financial institution. There is no bank or credit union in south Modesto. The closest are several miles away in downtown Modesto or Ceres.