Pearl Devers

president and founder of Palm Springs Section 14 Survivors

Pearl Devers on KCRW

The Palm Springs City Council has voted to pay $5.9 million in reparations for Section 14 descendants, addressing the painful legacy of displaced Black and Latino families.

Palm Springs approves landmark reparations package, confronts injustices

The Palm Springs City Council has voted to pay $5.9 million in reparations for Section 14 descendants, addressing the painful legacy of displaced Black and Latino families.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A former resident of the neighborhood, which was bulldozed and burned by Palm Springs officials, says the city’s dispute of its role in Section 14 is “asinine.”

Section 14: Reparations fight in Palm Springs hits speed bump

A former resident of the neighborhood, which was bulldozed and burned by Palm Springs officials, says the city’s dispute of its role in Section 14 is “asinine.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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