Voice of OC: Orange County made national headlines last year with the news that an African-American couple, both police officers, moved their family out of its Yorba Linda home after repeatedly being targeted in attacks that had all the earmarks of racially motivated crimes.
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March 16, 2013 By ROXANA KOPETMAN / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER For Nina Boyd and her family, racism isn’t an in-your-face kind of thing. Not like in the mid-’70s, when she first moved to Orange County and renting an apartment was a daunting experience. As soon as landlords found out she was African American, apartments were no longer available. Today, it’s
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OC Human Relations on Thursday will hold a public forum on a draft report written in the wake of “listening sessions” with the African American community. By RON GONZALES / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER SANTA ANA – OC Human Relations will hold a public forum on Thursday focusing on the results of three “listening sessions” held to hear the concerns of
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Although African Americans constitute 2% of the county’s population, they have been one of the most targeted for hate crimes, human relations panel says.
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Marion Harloe, who served on the OC Human Relations Commission from 1989-1996, passed away on February 22, 2013. Marion was in her mid-90’s and had been suffering a series of health setbacks following a fall and broken hip that would not heal. She was in pain that was difficult to manage.
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27.01.13: The Commission held a listening session to hear more of the experiences of African-American’s living in Orange County.
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On Saturday, December 8, OC Human Relations Commission, along with Christ Our Redeemer AME Church, West Coast Christian Tabernacle, New Spirit Baptist Church, OC NAACP, Dr. Thomas Parham, and the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association invited African-American community members to share their stories, challenges, and celebrations of living in Orange County. The “Listening Session” was prompted by the experiences of an
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In December we hosted the first in a series of Listening Sessions with members of Orange County’s African-American community in response to the story of a family who left Orange County, feeling forced out by hate.
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On Saturday, December 8, OC Human Relations Commission, along with Christ Our Redeemer AME Church, West Coast Christian Tabernacle, New Spirit Baptist Church, OC NAACP, Dr. Thomas Parham, and the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association invited African-American community members to share their stories, challenges, and celebrations of living in Orange County. The “Listening Session” was prompted by the experiences of an
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One in a series of “Listening Sessions” on African American life in Orange County is scheduled for 9am, Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Irvine’s Christ Our Redeemer (COR) Church.
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OC Human Relations now has a new name. We are Groundswell!
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