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Nikela Pradier, chapter leader of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority stood unwavering before the gathered crowd as hundreds assembled to march in the name of Martin Luther King Jr Day on Jan. 19, both a celebration and a tradition that has been going strong in Corpus Christi for 40 years. “We are proclaiming that the fight for equality and justice continues, and that it cannot be ignored,” Pradier said, wearing the signature red jacket of her sorority sisters with the words “Providence — 4seen Destiny.” “God can use anybody to serve the community.” Since 1986, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority…

Texas Rising leads park clean up

A recent city park cleanup hosted by Texas Rising had attendees questioning what changes could improve the park’s infrastructure. Last April, the Del Mar and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi chapters of Texas Rising adopted Doddridge Park through the city’s Adopt a Park program. The park is located at the intersection of Doddridge Road and Ocean Drive and runs along the bay. The groups host monthly cleanups every second Thursday of the month. Multiple volunteers had to dodge large potholes, or park in neighborhood streets to reach the park. Texas Rising Advocacy Field Organizer Jazymene Evans said the park’s parking lot…

Corpus Christi non-profit help Bastrop

Evan Arnold/Staff Writer   The Texas wildfires that have afflicted the state have taken lives, razed an area of Texas the size of Connecticut and the cost of property destroyed may be in excess of $150 million of ensured property statewide. While Corpus Christi has been unscathed by the Texas wildfires, local branches of major organizations such as the Red Cross and the Salvation Army have been making recovery efforts for those affected by the wildfires. Corpus Christi’s local branch of the Red Cross has donated to assist those harmed by the fires while other branches that are closer to…