Black, Latino Jail Clashes Threaten Streets of L.A.

“A 38-year-old black inmate at Los Angeles County’s Men’s Central Jail died Sunday afternoon after a fight with Latino inmates. He is the second inmate to die in nine days of racially motivated rioting in the county jail system.
The inmate, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at 1:50 p.m., said Sheriff’s Deputy Alba [...]

Vernon Johns, Predecessor to Martin King at Dexter Ave. Church

“He became a wandering preacher, lecturing and farmer in the East and South. At this time liberal and fundamentalist preachers were debating issues ranging from biblical interpretation to the social responsibility of preachers. . . “ “Johns acquired a reputation as an eccentric. He would preach immediately after plowing, standing in the pulpit in dirty [...]