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‘The system failed’: Settlement paid in wrongful arrest case in Bossier

By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story     BENTON, Louisiana (KTBS) — An out-of-court, multi-million-dollar settlement has been reached in a wrongful-arrest-and-prosecution lawsuit brought by a former business executive who spent years falsely accused of committing a string of deer-camp vandalisms and arsons in Bossier Parish. Todd Phillips and his family reached the

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Asheville and Buncombe County are partnering with a local nonprofit to tell the story of the Community Reparations Commission. A group of young storytellers with Arteria Collective will document the commission’s work over the next two years.

Young storytellers to document Community Reparations Commission’s progress

By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville and Buncombe County are partnering with a local nonprofit to tell the story of the Community Reparations Commission. A group of young storytellers with Arteria Collective will document the commission’s work over the next two years. In 2020, Asheville

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‘The best time is now’: Youth speakers encourage action and inclusion during YMCA’s MLK Day celebration

By Emerson Lehmann Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Back for its 26th year, the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee brought together hundreds of community members and public leaders at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino for the state’s largest Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration. “For the YMCA to be hosting this event,

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‘It’s really cool and I like history’: MLK Jr. parade marches on through Baltimore City

By Ava-joye Burnett Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade returned after a two-year hiatus during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of people lined Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Baltimore for the parade that honor’s Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s legacy.

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