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Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," talks as she opens the front door of her home on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Opal Lee's dream of seeing Juneteenth become a federal holiday was finally realized two years ago, but the energetic woman who spent years rallying people to join her push for the day commemorating the end of slavery is hardly letting up on a lifetime of work teaching and helping others. Photo credit: LM Otero

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Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ and ‘Just Mercy’ author Bryan Stevenson discuss national museum, legacy of slavery

June 19, 2023
By Sarah Bahari
Texas Metro News, The Dallas Morning News

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Antonio Harrison III, 2, rests in the arms of his father, Antonio Harrison Jr., as male churchgoers gather in front of the altar during service at the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. Photo credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta, The Associated Press

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PERSPECTIVE: Love and support of a good father greatly benefits children

June 19, 2023
By Lynn Norment
NABJ Black News & Views

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Pamela Dias, the mother of Ajike Owens, center, makes a statement with Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, right, during the funeral for Owens on Monday, June 12, 2023, at Meadowbrook Church in Ocala, Florida. Owens was fatally shot by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz, when she went to Lorincz's door. Lorincz was arrested and charged in the shooting. Photo credit: Alan Youngblood, The Associated Press

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Ajike Owens, Florida mother of 4 shot by neighbor, laid to rest

June 15, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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Daniel Penny, center, is walked by New York Police Department detectives out of the 5th Precinct, May 12, 2023, in New York. Penny, the man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold, has been indicted by a grand jury, an expected procedural step that will allow the criminal case to continue. Photo credit: Jeenah Moon, The Associated Press

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Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of New York City subway rider Jordan Neely

June 15, 2023
By Michael R. Sisak
The Associated Press

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A demonstrator display a banner during a protest, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in the Nubian Square neighborhood of Boston, a day after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd. Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter Floyd's death. The demonstrators called for police reform and racial equality. Photo credit: Steven Senne

National

Pew study: 10 years after hashtag #BlackLivesMatter emerged, many believe America has not advanced racially

June 14, 2023
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views

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People gather around a memorial for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Tops was encouraging people to join its stores in a moment of silence to honor the shooting victims Saturday at 2:30 p.m., the approximate time of the attack a week earlier. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown also called for 123 seconds of silence from 2:28 p.m. to 2:31 p.m., followed by the ringing of church bells 13 times throughout the city to honor the 10 people killed and three wounded. Photo credit: Joshua Bessex, The Associated Press

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Trepidation, sadness in Buffalo as residents mark one year since race-related mass shooting

June 14, 2023
By Nanette D. Massey
NABJ Black News & Views

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