Black and Latinx Pastors Working Together
The Black/Brown Clergy/Community Coalition (BBCCC), builds a common advocacy agenda for African American and Latinx pastors in Southern California.
BBCCC Goals:
- Ensuring healthcare for all
- Building a larger, fairer economy
- Ending homelessness and pushing for affordable housing
- Defeating laws that over-police low-income people and people of color
- Protecting union rights and the labor movement
- Ending police violence in our communities
- Working for true immigration reform
Check the Sheriff
On July 15th, 2020 a coalition of religious leaders, unions, and community partners representing tens of thousands of Angelenos presented a letter to the LA County Sheriff’s Department to demand the resignation of Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
A Larger, Fairer Economy
I Refuse to Let Sorrow Consume Me
How Community Support Freed Two Sisters from Adelanto By Alejandra Romo Venus (not her real name) arrived in the United States, determined to build a life for herself after being forced to flee Iran because of her Christian faith. However, upon arriving, she was soon to discover that her pursuit of safety and freedom was26 August 2026
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I Refuse to Let Sorrow Consume Me
How Community Support Freed Two Sisters from Adelanto By Alejandra Romo Venus (not her real name) arrived in the United States, determined to build a life for herself after being forced to flee Iran because of her Christian faith. However, upon arriving, she was soon to discover that her pursuit of safety and freedom was
I Believe in People: My Final Week as a Young Religious Leadership Fellow
By Angel Udofia There is something strange about knowing that something you have spent so much of your life inside is coming to an end. Our final week as Young Religious Leadership Fellows began at West Covina Buddhist Temple, where we were invited into a tradition that was different from my own but somehow felt
Pastora Rosa
One Woman’s Lifetime of Faith, Family, and Lived Experience By Alejandra Romo Every Tuesday afternoon, people begin gathering outside the federal building in Downtown Los Angeles wearing pink bandanas. Some people have been coming every week for months, others arrive for the first time, drawn by a desire to stand alongside immigrant families navigating some
I Have a Responsibility
What it means to be a Christian and a Citizen By Alejandra Romo Mary’s involvement with CLUE began through the organization’s Tuesday prayer vigils outside the federal building in downtown Los Angeles. Each week, clergy, faith leaders, and community members gather to pray alongside families navigating the immigration system and to offer support to those
My World Was Crumbling
A Teen’s Story of Family Detention By Alejandra Romo What should have been a day of celebration for Jesse (not his real name) became a nightmare. On the day of his 19th birthday, this young man was given a joyless surprise. His parents were missing. Jesse was left with heartache and a lot of questions.
One Detainment, Two Stories
by Alejandra Romo When ICE detained Melody’s (not her real name) husband during what was supposed to be a routine check-in, their family’s life changed in an instant. Melody was left to care for their three young children alone, baby twins who were only two months old at the time and their toddler. It’s not