Strength Thru Unity: Black & Brown Lives Sowing the Seed of Change

Prominent Black and Latino Leaders in the public and private sector who care about social justice in America, who seek change, justice, and an end to racism.

Live stream program called “Strength Thru Unity”: Black & Brown Lives Sowing the Seed of Change will take place to foster, inspire, and help develop collaborations between Latinos and African Americans for social justice. Panelists include Dr. Benjamin Chavis, organizer of the Million Man March; Dolores Huerta, Dolores Huerta Foundation, Lydia Camarillo, president of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project; Eva Plaza, esq., former HUD Under Secretary, Fair Housing; Margret Prescod of KPFK-FM and Gilbert Vasquez, chairman of the LA Latino Chamber of Commerce and moderated by Gabriela Teissier, anchor of KMEX-Univision. During “Strength Thru Unity” viewers will be able to ask questions, share experiences, and offer solutions.

July 1 at 1 PM (PST) - Register here

Once you register, you will get a link to watch on zoom 

We must not let the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Roshard Brooks, Andres Guardado, and hundreds of other minorities go unstopped. Now is the time, Black & Latinos need to come together to improve the lives of all people of color. “Strength Thru Unity” is communications for social justice, presented by the US Guatemala Chamber of Commerce, the Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce, the National Newspapers Publisher’s Association, and the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project and is a LAVA production.

KPFK-FM is the official media partner. For interview requests or more background, please contact Luis Alfredo Vasquez-Ajmac at 310-421-6479 or Luis@LAVALosAngeles.co

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