Beloved civil rights leader Reverend Doctor Cecil "Chip" Murray dies
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Beloved civil rights leader Reverend Doctor Cecil "Chip" Murray dies
By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Beloved Los Angeles pastor, civil rights leader and community activist Reverend Doctor Cecil Murray died Friday night. His family told KCAL News that he died after some health struggles. Reverend Murray, also known by many as “Chip,” was the
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New leader of Jesse Jackson's civil rights organization steps down just months on the job
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization has resigned after just months on the job. The Rev. Frederick Haynes III tells The Associated Press that he submitted his resignation on Tuesday as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
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Cecil 'Chip' Murray, L.A. civil rights icon and spiritual leader, dead at 94
The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, who made the First African Methodist Episcopal Church the most prestigious Black pulpit in Los Angeles, attracting presidents, governors and mayors to hear his dynamic sermons, has died. Murray died of natural causes Friday evening at his home in the View Park-Windsor Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles County, his son Drew Murray said. He was 94. “He was a man who gave God his all,” he said. “He was a devoted husband, and a loving and caring father.” Los...