Juanita Tate, Civil Rights Hero (1938-2004)

The City Project celebrates Black History Month February 2009

Juanita Tate, a longtime community activist and founder of Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles, passed away on July 5, 2004.

Juanita Tate was our hero, our inspiration, and our long time client. The City Project had the honor of representing her and Concerned Citizens in the people’s victories for state parks in the Cornfield, Taylor Yard, and the Baldwin Hills. We represented her and Concerned Citizens in the fight to stop sewer odors that violate clean water laws.

We shared the vision for schools with playing fields open to the community, and for using parks, school yards, and soccer and sports as organizing tools to bring people together.

Juanita is survived by her two sons, the Rev. Eugene Williams and Mark Williams, and her daughter Noreen McClendon, the Executive Director of Concerned Citizens. We continue the struggle for equal justice for all with her children and her community.