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KPBS takes a look at the arc of women's voices through historical artifacts at the new home of the Women's Museum of California.
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Eddie Duran, a former deputy with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, shot Fortson, 23, multiple times on May 3 in response to a disturbance call at Fortson's apartment. Duran was fired on May 31.
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San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer supports a state bill meant to preserve access to challenged books.
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The 1921 Tulsa race riots began after a Black man was accused of assaulting a white woman. The case was later dismissed in court, but historians estimate that up to 300 people died during the riots.
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The 16-foot-tall sculpture of the civil rights icon will be officially unveiled later this week. It replaces a 30-foot-tall obelisk erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908.
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Brown’s mother Lezley McSpadden filed a claim against the U.S. with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 2023, alleging that the government deprived her son’s right to life. A hearing on the matter was held last month
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In a news conference, attorneys representing the 23-year-old airman's family expressed concern that the investigation into his May shooting death is taking longer than expected.
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In 1908, a white lynch mob of thousands terrorized a Black neighborhood in Springfield, Ill. The events were so horrific they led to the founding of the NAACP.
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The agency announced it is launching a new alert system similar to Amber Alerts for missing children. California and some other states have already adopted alerts for missing Indigenous persons.
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Black voters are the most reliable Democratic voting bloc. Young voters overwhelmingly support the party, too. But young Black voters are a wild card as they feel disconnected from politics.
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