President’s Message Zola Brown Celebrating 55 years as the 19th Ward Community Association says a lot about the people in the neighborhood who care and are trying to support the quality of life in our area that many of us take for granted. We are keeping our history alive and focusing on the needs of our neighborhood. We are known for fighting for fair housing, education, good jobs and supporting our neighborhood businesses.  This year we start with a new logo and an updated website so that we are communicating effectively. We want all our neighbors to feel proud about living in the 19th Ward and being a member of the Association.  When celebrating Black History month, I related to the year I was born, 1965, and the 1965 Voter Rights Acts.  This Act, which was signed into law, prohibited the unfair and discriminatory practices used to prevent black people from voting. Congressman John Lewis continuously reminds us about March 7,  1965, in Alabama, known as Bloody Sunday, when civil rights marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge were attacked and 17 hospitalized. This incident sparked President Johnson to sign the Voter Rights bill into law. So many sacrifices were made so […]