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'Property & Power' Topic Of Free Webinar: Sign Up Manhattan Beach

A free online program takes a look at 'pathways to creating a more equitable society' when it comes to past historical racial injustices.

Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach and its story of racial injustice is one of the topics of "Property and Power: Redressing Racial Injustices in Los Angeles County and Beyond." LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn will be one of the speakers.
Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach and its story of racial injustice is one of the topics of "Property and Power: Redressing Racial Injustices in Los Angeles County and Beyond." LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn will be one of the speakers. (Liz Spear | Manhattan Beach Patch)

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Manhattan Beach community members interested in learning more about our nation's move toward consideration of historical racial injustices can tune in on Monday, Feb. 22 to a free webinar: "Property and Power: Redressing Racial Injustices in Los Angeles County and Beyond." The program begins at 12:15 p.m.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, whose district includes Manhattan Beach, will participate with UCLA Law professor Dr. Sherod Thaxton with Jennifer Mnookin, Dean of the UCLA School of Law.

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Reads the text on its registration page, "Last summer's racial reckoning gave new urgency to longstanding conversations about reparations and pathways to creating a more equitable society. Join Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin for this special conversation with Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and Professor Sherod Thaxton as we discuss the case for reparations, their legal feasibility, and some of the initiatives currently underway to repair historical injustices in the Los Angeles community and across the country."

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