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Long Beach resident becomes first Black executive director of Baptist Peace Fellowship

'When it comes to the Black church, there's really no separation between church and state,' said Rev. William Moses Summerville.

Civil Rights

Honoree declines MLK Peacemaker award, expresses solidarity with Long Beach Black leaders

'I cannot, in good conscience, accept this award at this time,' Órale executive director Gaby Hernandez said.

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Civil Rights

Column: Long Beach's MLK Parade sparks outrage over lack of Black representation

Community members protest the fact that just one of the five individuals chosen to be a Grand Marshal in Saturday's Martin Luther King Jr. Parade is Black.