Juanita Tate

Juanita Tate

Juanita Tate (1938 – July 5, 2004) was a community activist who advocated green space for the poor citizens of South Los Angeles, California. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and relocated to the city of Los Angeles in the early 1980s. After the 1992 Los Angeles riots, she led the Concerned Citizens of South Central in opposition to a waste incinerator that was proposed for area. Tate was a member of the City of Los Angeles's Environmental Action Commission from 2002 until her death from complications of a stroke.

Honors

*NAACP Legacy Award
*Western Center for Law and Poverty Community Service Award
*California Community Foundation Unsung Hero Award
*California State Legislature Woman of the Year Award

ee also

*South Central Farm

References

* [http://www.clipi.org/newsletter/2004summer/juanitatate.html "Juanita Tate, Civil Rights Hero (1938-2004)"] , Center for Law in the Public Interest newsletter, 2004.
* [http://www.lacity.org/ead/EADWeb-Newsletters/2004August.pdf "Los Angeles Says Goodbye to Juanita Tate"] , An Environmental Affair, Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2004.


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