Kenneth Kim, New America Media
Frustrated by the political establishment’s inability to deal with challenges facing American families — and black families in particular — a group of African-American clergy members in Los Angeles are tackling those issues through the collective power of the African-American faith community.
On a February evening, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches, a coalition of small- and medium-sized churches that is spearheading the effort, led a prayer vigil at Victory Institutional Baptist Church in South Los Angeles.
The vigil was one of many events connected with the Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Equal Voice for America’s Families campaign, which aims to build support for a national platform created and advanced by families, and build a movement to sustain long-term change.
The Equal Voice Campaign is holding approximately 40 town halls across the country, each with a different, local face.
