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Roberta Flack, Who Won 5 Grammys and Released 20 Albums, Has Died at 88

Nationwide — Roberta Flack, the iconic singer, songwriter, and pianist who won five Grammy Awards and released over 20 albums, has passed away at the age of 88. Best known for timeless classics like The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly with His Song, Flack’s unique ability to blend soul, jazz, and R&B made her one of the most celebrated artists of her time. Her contributions to music, both as a performer and an advocate […]

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Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy for Black man who died after being held down by Milwaukee hotel guards

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton is scheduled deliver a eulogy for a Black man who died last month after being pinned to the ground by hotel security guards in Milwaukee, his office said Tuesday. The death of Dvontaye Mitchell has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man killed in 2020 after a white police officer in Minneapolis knelt on his neck. Sharpton, a longtime activist and leader who serves on the U.S. Commission on […]

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The Rev. Cecil Williams, who turned San Francisco’s Glide Church into a refuge for many, has died

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Rev. Cecil Williams, who with his late wife turned Glide Church in San Francisco into a world-renowned haven for people suffering from poverty and homelessness and living on the margins, has died. He was 94. Williams and his wife, Janice Marikitami, who passed away in 2021, appeared in Will Smith’s film “The Pursuit of Happyness,” which was based on the life of a homeless father and son who once found help at Glide Memorial Church. […]

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Face-down restraint, the position in which George Floyd died, on verge of returning to Minn. schools

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers are on the verge of a compromise that will give police officers who work in schools clearer authority to use force. Minnesota reacted to the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis officer with a series of police accountability measures that included restrictions on the use of force, such as ban on chokeholds. But a section of a broad education law enacted last year led around 40 police departments across the state […]

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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson died from medical negligence, attorney and lawsuit allege

DALLAS (AP) — The family of former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson said Thursday that the trailblazing Texas congresswoman, who died over the weekend at age 89, passed away after getting an infection and accused a Dallas rehabilitation facility of neglect. Johnson, who was the first registered nurse elected to Congress, died on Dec. 31 at her Dallas home. Les Weisbrod, her family’s attorney and Johnson’s longtime friend, said at a news conference that her death was caused by an infection in […]

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