Over the years, Dorothy Lathan has gotten to know Senator Diane Feinstein, and meet visionaries like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. She's contributed to the city in so many ways, so ABC7 sat down with her for a chat to hear her story.
ABC7 News anchor Jobina Fortson spent a few hours with Dorothy Lathan to hear about her life and contributions to the city's Black community.Dorothy Lathan has been living in her home right along San Francisco's Ocean Beach since 1960.
Lathan made San Francisco's 80 over 80 list. She's contributed to the city in so many ways. However, you'd likely have no idea unless you sat down for a chat. So, ABC7 News anchor Jobina Fortson spent a few hours with Lathan to hear her story."I have to always tell people Forrest City, Arkansas was named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was the first Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan," Lathan said. "My city reflected everything that he would have wanted.
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