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LA Takes First Steps to Defund Police Department | L.A. Focus Newspaper
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that he would redirect $250 million from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to other city programs and services that support black and brown
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The global pandemic has caused a devastating public health crisis, initiated a global economic disaster, and in the United States, pulled back the curtain on the deep-rooted racial inequities that
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Alexander: 'Counseling helps in adapting to a new norm' | The Atlanta Voice
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Kenya: COVID-19 - National Tally Rises to 3,594 After 137 More Test Positive
He said that the number of samples tested so far stands at 115, 336, adding that Nyeri has nine persons infected by the virus including three health workers who contracted the disease from a patient who died after undergoing surgery
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Black Lives Matter Has Been Doing The Work To 'Defund The Police' For Years
LOS ANGELES — On Monday, after the Los Angeles Police Department spent days violently attacking people protesting police brutality and racism, the City Council appeared set to allow a new budget — which would allocate nearly 54% of the city’s discretionary spending to the LAPD — to go into
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