George Floyd’s Family Holds Rally, March in Brother’s Memory
Written by MOHAMED IBRAHIM Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to...
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Colleges Pushed Anew for Reparations for Slavery, Racism
Written by PHILIP MARCELO For Brown University students, the Ivy League college’s next step in its yearslong quest to atone for its legacy of slavery is clear: Pay up. Nearly two decades after the Providence, Rhode Island,...
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Floyd Verdict Gives Hope, If Only Fleeting, To Black America
Written by AARON MORRISON and KAT STAFFORD Relief, even if fleeting and momentary, is a feeling...
Read MoreMinnesota Shooting Charging Decision Awaited, Protests Go On
Written by MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Prosecutors expect to decide Wednesday whether to charge a white former police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb, sparking nights...
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Protest After Chief Says Officer Meant To Use Taser, Not Gun
Written by MOHAMED IBRAHIM and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Police clashed with protesters for a second night...
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Local BIPOC Leaders Respond to Asian American Hate Crimes
Thirteen Orange County Black Indigenous Persons of Color (BIPOC) elected officials penned a letter of solidarity with Asian-American communities. The letter comes after continued harassment of the Asian-American community and in response to the shooting in Atlanta last Tuesday which left eight people dead.
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Asian American Community Members Hold Vigils For Atlanta Shooting
Several organizations in the Orange County community held vigils this week to remember the Asian...
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Orange County Schools to Change C.W. Stanford Middle’s Name
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to Cameron Park...
Read MoreNo Charges Against Officers Involved in Daniel Prude’s Death
Police officers who put a hood over the head of a mentally distraught Black man, then pressed his body against the pavement until he stopped breathing will not face criminal charges after a grand jury declined to indict them,...
Read MoreAhmaud Arbery Memorialized in Georgia a Year After Slaying
When white men armed with guns pursued and killed Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their neighborhood, few outside the Georgia port city of Brunswick paid notice in the days and weeks that followed. A year later, those closest to...
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