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Two former Death Row inmates, both Black, sue Alameda County for $572 million
By DARWIN BONDGRAHAM Contributing Writer OAKLAND — Two Black men who were freed last year from state prison over prosecutorial…
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Cut in HIV foreign aid will devastate Black girls, women in Africa, activists say
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Contributing Writer JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Civil society organizations in South Africa said that adolescent girls and women…
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Sharpton’s new ‘House of Justice’ seen as a monument to service, activism
By AARON MORRISON Contributing Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton’s staff and advisers stood around him just…
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Obama Center opens with a call to defend democracy
By Scott Bauer Contributing Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center June 18 with…
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Legislative Black Caucus leads Capitol Juneteenth celebration
SACRAMENTO — The California Legislative Black Caucus hosted its Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration June 17 on the West Steps of…
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Controller uses annual audit to show state’s financial health
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — A week before the state Legislature was required to pass a balanced…
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Mother of 1-year-old killed by police wants video of shooting released
By RUSS BYNUM Contributing Writer SENATOBIA, Mississippi (AP) – The mother of a 1-year-old child who was killed when police…
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Man who burned cross in Chicago park charged with hate crime
By ED WHITE Contributing Writer CHICAGO (AP) – A 21-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime, arson and…
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Obama presidential center in Chicago opens as nation celebrates Juneteenth
By JAMIE STENGLE Contributing Writer DALLAS (AP) — As people gather across the U.S. to celebrate Juneteenth, former President Barack…
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Police killing of 1-year-old boy seen as a ‘moral collapse’
By TRAVIS LOLLER and SOPHIE BATES Contributing Writers JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by…
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