Articles About OC Human Relations

The Fullerton Observer, February 15, 2006 Black History Month has its roots in historian Carter G. Woodson’s Negro History Week, which he designated in 1926, as the 2nd week in February to mark the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln… click here to read more

OCPC Magazine, July 15, 2005 Congratulations Mrs. Massi Alavi for her work in Connecting Iranian Seniors.  The OC Human Relations Commission hosted about 450 people and presented 12 awards.  That night was her night.  She was overwhelmed by the congratulations… click here to read more

In Focus, May 15, 2005 About 50 people attended a Business and Police Forum at Anaheim’s Brookhurst Community Centre.  It is one of a series of forums to educate the people of Anaheim sponsored by the Orange County Human Relations Commission, City of Anaheim, Anaheim Police Department, CAIR and others… click here to read more

The Los Angeles Times, May 13, 2005 Complaints of harassment and bigotry towards gays and lesbians in Orange County rose in 2004, continuing a trend that began in 2000, according to a report by the Orange County Human Relations Commission… click here to read more  

The Orange County Register, May 13, 2005 Hate crimes and incidents rose “significantly” in 2004 Orange County Human Relations officials said – but remained below levels seen a decade ago, when recession gripped the county and its population was smaller and less diverse… click here to read more

The Los Angeles Times, May 22, 2005 Last Thursday, Dottie Mulkey was honored by Orange County Human Relations with a Community Leadership Award.  Rusty Kennedy, Executive Director, said he counts Mulkie as one of the “unsung heroes” of Orange County and an “icon of fair housing.” …click here to read more  

The OC Register, March 5, 2005 12 year old Esther Kim studied the picture of “Bill” a young man with long scraggly hair, mustache and beard and ventured a guess at who he was.  “A dropout,” ventured Kim, a student a Mesa View Middle School, “I don’t know”… click here to read more

The Orange County Register, October 28, 2004 A study last week revealed that more than 40% of law-enforcement agencies in the state don’t have a policy to guide how they respond to hate crimes in their communities.  However, in Orange County, more than 75% of agencies have such policies, according to the OC Human Relations Commission… click here to read