August 21, 2010

The world is a better place…

Posted by D.A. King at 11:35 am - Email the author   Print This Post Print This Post  

Los Angeles Times

Mario Obledo, Latino activist and MALDEF co-founder, dies at 78

Mario Obledo, the president of the National Coalition of Hispanic Organizations and California’s former secretary of health and welfare, has died. He was 78. — Obledo died Wednesday in Sacramento after having a heart attack, said his wife, Keda Alcala-Obledo…

You can hear some of Obledo’s remarks HERE.