Arrested 22 times as a youth, East Bay council member now crusades for police oversight
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Tamisha Torres- Walker, 38, is part of an Antioch City Council that is trying to bring modest reforms to its Police Department.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Antioch City Council Member Tamisha Torres-Walker (left) speaks with Adey Essayas during a news conference on public safety.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Gabriel Makinano holds his children Elijah, 5, left, and Havilah, 4, as Council Member Tamisha Torres-Walker, 38, speaks during a news conference on public safety.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Maryland s governor says Black residents do not want to get vaccinated, but thousands seek shots
Rachel Chason and Erin Cox, The Washington Post
March 7, 2021
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1of3Clementine Ruffin, 102, received her first dose of coronavirus vaccine in February, after weeks of trying. Her friend Gail Carter, left, helped her navigate the process to get vaccinated in Prince George s County, Md.Washington Post photo by Jonathan NewtonShow MoreShow Less
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A 94-year-old veteran got so tired of waiting for an appointment that he drove around his Washington suburb at random, hunting for a vaccine.
A partially blind 81-year-old wanted a shot but had no computer or smartphone to register online. Yet another older Black resident of Maryland s hardest-hit county, this one 102 years old, relied on church friends a few decades younger to help her through a distribution system best navigated by Internet-native generations.
Kamala Harris Berkeley childhood home may gain historic landmark status
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Albert Ruhi and Natalia Margolis join a large crowd celebrating Kamala Harris’ vice presidential victory in front of her childhood home in Berkeley in November.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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Celebrants dance in the street in front of the childhood home of Kamala Harris in Berkeley after she was declared the winner of the vice presidency in November.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
A pale yellow, two-story duplex in Berkeley with a powerful political connection may soon be eligible to receive historic status.
Now he was inside.
Rows of file cabinets beckoned. This was the moment the group of eight had planned. They had long suspected FBI malfeasance and were convinced these records would prove it.
Daniel, then 26, rolled out the first metal cabinet drawer, scooped up the files and threw them into a suitcase. His gloved hands shook. The burglars had to hurry.
They had chosen March 8, 1971, because Muhammad Ali’s title fight against Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden would keep most of the country and world and most importantly, FBI agents and police glued to closed-circuit screens and radios for a few hours. One of the intruders could hear the broadcast in nearby apartments.