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Political Playback: News You Might Have Missed – June 22
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Political Playback: News You Might Have Missed – June 22

Joe Bowers and Edward Henderson, California Black MediaJune 22, 2023

In Appearance on Sean Hannity Show, Gov. Newsom Defends Record; Pushes Back on Go-To Conservative Putdowns  Last week, Fox News TV host Sean Hannity interviewed Gov. Gavin Newsom at the Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento. The back-and-forth between Newsom and Hannity was intense at times, but remained civil, overall. The two men, who have polar opposite political views, sparred over a range of issues, including immigration, taxes, and gun control. Related Links: https://lasentinel.net/political-playback-news-you-might-have-missed-june-15.html https://lasentinel.net/political-playback-news-you-might-have-missed-june-8.html Newsom defended his record and achievements and pushed back on favorite Republican criticisms of him, President Joe Biden and the Democratic party. On immigration reform and building

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Judge ends Hartford police consent decree despite concerns

Dave Collins, Associated PressApril 20, 2023

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A judge has ended the nearly 50 years of federal oversight of police in Hartford, Connecticut, despite continued concerns the department still has not hired enough minority officers to reflect the city’s large Black and Hispanic populations.  U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley in Bridgeport issued a 10-page ruling late Friday, April 14th, 2023 saying the plaintiffs failed to prove the police department was violating any part of the original 1973 consent decree agreement or revisions made to it in 2010. Dooley approved the city’s request to dissolve the consent decree, which was to have ended four

2023 POLICE AND BLACK MEN:  DEAD OR ALIVE? 
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2023 POLICE AND BLACK MEN:  DEAD OR ALIVE? 

Danny J. Bakewell Jr.,  Executive Editor February 2, 2023

We are only 31 days into 2023, but the level of violence and deadly occurrences between the police and Black men is already trending towards a record and tragic high.   

NAACP Urges Federal Charges in Laquan McDonald’s Killing
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NAACP Urges Federal Charges in Laquan McDonald’s Killing

Michael Balsamo and Don Babwin, Associated PressFebruary 3, 2022

The NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, on Tuesday urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against the white Chicago police officer who fatally shot Black teenager Laquan McDonald.

Councilmember’s Curren Price and Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Supervisor Holly Mitchell, and California Highway Patrol sponsor reward for information about the 16-year-old’s shooting death
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Councilmember’s Curren Price and Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Supervisor Holly Mitchell, and California Highway Patrol sponsor reward for information about the 16-year-old’s shooting death

City News Service   January 27, 2022

The Los Angeles City Council and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have posted a combined $60,000 in reward money and the California Highway Patrol and State of California have added $50,000, for a total of $110,000, for information leading to the person or people responsible for the shooting death of a 16-year-old girl whose body was found dumped alongside the Harbor (110) Freeway.  

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Woman Shot, Killed in Compton

City News ServiceJanuary 14, 2022

A woman was shot to death in Compton today. The shooting was reported about 1:55 p.m. in the 1400 block of West 155th Street, near Compton/Woodley Airport, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Justice for Ahmaud Arbery:  The Sentencing 
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Justice for Ahmaud Arbery:  The Sentencing 

Dr. Valerie Wardlaw January 7, 2022

In the Superior Court of Glynn County, Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery took the podium to tell her story of what life has been like for her family without her son.  Embarking on the unimaginable act of reading a victim impact statement, Cooper-Jones read a message to her son filled with emotion, “This verdict doesn’t bring you back, but it does help bring closure to this very difficult chapter of my life,” she said.

Jury Begins Deliberating Cop’s Case in Daunte Wright Death
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Jury Begins Deliberating Cop’s Case in Daunte Wright Death

Amy Forliti and Scott Bauer Associated PressDecember 21, 2021

 The suburban Minneapolis police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her gun when she shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright made a “blunder of epic proportions” and did not have “a license to kill,” a prosecutor told jurors on Monday shortly before they began deliberations in her manslaughter trial.