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1. www.encyclopedia.com › harris-alice-1934Harris, Alice 1934– | Encyclopedia.com

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   Alice Harris 1934 – Activist, educator, community service organizer. At a Glance … Parents of Watts: From Fledgling Committee to Nationally Recognized Program. Grabbed the Attention of an Entire Nation. Sources. Alice Harris faced poverty, single motherhood, homelessness, and despair — all while she was still in her

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3. www.latimes.com › california › storySweet Alice Harris, Vice President Kamala Harris and meals to ...

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   Nov 24, 2022 · (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times) By Genaro Molina Staff Photographer. Nov. 23, 2022 Updated 4:25 PM PT. Sweet Alice Harris, and her organization, Parents of Watts, provided Thanksgiving meals...

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4. abc7.com › sweet-alice-harris-honored-wattsWomen's History Month: The giving heart of 'Sweet Alice ...

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   Mar 11, 2022 · LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For decades, "Sweet Alice" Harris has given back to her community of Watts, trying to make it a better place to live. On Thursday, she was honored as a community hero. "My...

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   Who is Sweet Alice Harris?

   • Sweet Alice Harris, and her organization, Parents of Watts, provided Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of families at the 37th Turkey Giveaway in Watts. People started lining up early in the morning and didn’t seem to mind the cold to get their meals.

   Sweet Alice Harris, Vice President Kamala Harris and meals to families

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   Who is Alice Harris?

   • Born in Gadsden, Alabama in 1934, Alice Harris experienced poverty, homelessness and single motherhood as a teenager. I've been working with youth and adults for the last 52 years.

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   Who is Sweet Alice?

   • Now a prominent figure in the field of community activism, “ Sweet Alice ” works tirelessly to tear down the social, economic, and political roadblocks that threaten the future of an alarming percentage of people of color in urban America. In 1979 she founded Parents of Watts (POW), a nonprofit, Los Angeles -based community service organization.

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6. www.politico.com › agenda › storyHow ‘Killer King’ became the hospital of the future

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   Nov 8, 2017 · Nancy Pastor for POLITICO. The Agenda. Agenda 2020. How ‘Killer King’ became the hospital of the future. A tough Los Angeles neighborhood shuttered its hospital, and embraced something totally...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sweet_Alice_HarrisSweet Alice Harris - Wikipedia

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   executive director, Parents of Watts. Alice Harris (born January 14, 1934), also known as "Sweet Alice", is a community organizer, based in Watts, Los Angeles, California, as the founder and executive director of Parents of Watts, a local youth outreach group.

   • Born: Alice Harris, January 14, 1934 (age 89), Gadsden, Alabama

   • Occupation(s): community organizer, executive director, Parents of Watts

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9. www.cbsnews.com › losangeles › video“Sweet” Alice Harris of Watts talks about her gift of giving ...

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   Watch CBS News. “Sweet” Alice Harris of Watts talks about her gift of giving | Women's History Month. Humble beginnings inspired 90-year-old “Sweet” Alice Harris to help those who can't ...

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    Dec 2, 2021 · A few days after Thanksgiving, venerable Watts community activist “Sweet” Alice Harris got a phone call. The woman on the other end of the line lived in the tony Trousdale Estates section of ...