AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) together with its affiliate organizations, the Healthy Housing Foundation and Housing is a Human Right, and its affinity group BLACC—the Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition—is spotlighting housing affordability, gentrification and homelessness in its 2024 Kingdom Day Parade contingent with marchers carrying ‘Housing is a Civil Rights Issue’ placards and banners and a float featuring the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. The float also prominently features a poignant quote from Dr. King, who was a moving force behind the federal Fair Housing Act, which Congress enacted after King’s assassination in 1968. Dr King’s quote:

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AHF will have a float in the Kingdom Day Parade in L.A. featuring a profile of the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. The float also prominently features a poignant quote from Dr. King, who was a moving force behind the federal Fair Housing Act, which Congress enacted after King’s assassination in 1968. Dr King’s quote: “We are here today because we are tired. Tired of paying more for less.” AHF's contingent also includes special emphasis on the Justice for Renters Act (J4R), the November 2024 California statewide ballot measure AHF is spearheading to remove local restrictions against rent control. (Graphic: Business Wire)

“We are here today because we are tired. Tired of paying more for less.”

While AHF’s Kingdom parade theme this year focuses on homelessness, gentrification and AHF’s affordable housing efforts, a special emphasis is being placed on the Justice for Renters Act (J4R), the November 2024 California statewide ballot measure AHF is spearheading to remove local restrictions against rent control.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 1.9 million individuals across 45 countries, including the U.S. and in Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org, find us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, and subscribe to our AHFter Hours podcast.

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In addition to honoring Dr. King with its float, AHF is putting a special emphasis on the Justice for Renters Act (J4R), the November 2024 California statewide ballot measure AHF is spearheading to remove local restrictions against rent control.