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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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Assembly honors Bill Burke as family returns to Capitol
California Black Media SACRAMENTO — The first Black woman elected to the state Legislature, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, her daughters, former…
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Bill addresses federal park fees on Black holidays
California Black Media WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles, introduced legislation June 11 that would restore Juneteenth and…
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Cop fires into car, kills Black toddler after allegation of stolen diapers
By SOPHIE BATES Contributing Writer MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — A Black toddler was killed and his mother’s friend seriously wounded…
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Suspect arrested in cross burning at park where Obama spoke
Wave Wire Services CHICAGO (AP) — A person is in custody in an investigation of a large cross set on…
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Trump’s new green card policy may be illegal, some experts say
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Wriuter SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration has released a new memo which would require many…
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11 years after mass shooting, S.C. church to open memorial
Wave Staff Report CHARLESTON, S.C., — Deona Smith opened her remarks at the preview for the Emanuel Nine Memorial by…
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Election officials say accuracy comes first in counting votes
By Solomon O. Smith Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — As California continues counting ballots two weeks after the primary election, some…
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