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Al Sharpton to Lead Pasadena Memorial, Rally for LA Fire Victims

Published on Saturday, February 1, 2025 | 11:42 am
 

Rev Al Sharpton of National Action Network. [Shutterstock]
The Rev. Al Sharpton will travel to Pasadena next week to lead a memorial service and rally for victims of the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires.

The civil rights leader and founder and president of the National Action Network will appear Thursday with attorney Ben Crump, who represents relatives of several Southern Californians killed in the blazes.

The service will be held at noon Thursday at First AME Church at 1700 N. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena, and will also include Pastor Larry Campbell.

“The wildfires scourging Los Angeles these last few weeks have been a devastating humanitarian and natural disaster,” Sharpton said in a statement Friday. “People have lost their homes, their memories, and ultimately their lives to this devastation, while some have sought to use this horrific event to score political points. This Thursday, I will join with attorney Crump to bring the community together to mourn those we have lost and galvanize them to recover, restore, and rebuild.”

At least 29 people died from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which began Jan. 7 during a freak windstorm and destroyed more than 6,000 homes as it raged across tens of thousands of acres.

Sharpton’s organization cited a recent UCLA study that said Black residents in Altadena were disproportionately affected by home losses in the Eaton Fire.

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