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First floor and they will like to buy this padlock. We had to get them out by unlocking the padlock. Once we did get them out they ran. They should not have been sleeping on the first floor. Reporter they are well known in the neighborhood. Coming up at 6 00 we will recap the cause of this fire remains unknown. At this point, we have three family members in Critical Condition and two in serious condition. Reporting live from San Franciscos Mission district. This just in to the kron 4 newsroom. G...

According to media reports, Algeria and France have reached an agreement concerning the retrieval and preservation of Algerian archives dating back t

People gathered on a wet and gloomy Tuesday to commemorate the 14 women killed during the Ecole Polytechnique shooting 33 years ago. During the sombre memorial service, the names of the victims were read aloud inside the Mount-Royal chalet as survivors, families of the victims and politicians looked on.

Back in the 1960s, 50 Black families were forcibly displaced from their homes in an area of Athens, Georgia, known as Linnentown. The descendants of those

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District 1 Commissioner Patrick Davenport went as far as to call the resolution an “insult” and, though he voted for it, he said he does not understand why Linnentown is “being put on a pedestal” when there are more recent incidents of similar actions against Black communities. “I think this resolution is an insult to all the people who have suffered grievances by the government,” said Davenport. Prior to Davenport’s comments, several other commissioners including District 9 Comm...

Henry Queen | Staff Writer The resolution states that the county’s Justice and Memory Committee will determine the amount of intergenerational wealth lost to urban renewal, and make yearly recommendations to the mayor and commission for redress projects including affordable housing, economic development and public transportation. It also states that the county will work with the University System of Georgia to recognize Linnentown’s legacy and install a “wall of recognition.â€�...

That community of about 50 families was known as Linnentown. The proclamation offered “a deep and sincere expression of apology and regret for the pain and loss stemming from this time and a sincere commitment to work toward better outcomes in all we do moving forward.” Hattie Whitehead, who was a child when her parents lost their home in Linnentown, said she appreciated the mayors proclamation. “I felt good, as did all of the first descendants. This has been a long time coming, but the h...