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Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ takes a victory lap at Fort Worth march


June 20, 2021

The sun bearing down, 94-year-old Opal Lee pushed forward. Around her, friends and strangers screamed and waved. Television crews and photographers scrambled to capture every step. Supporters chanted her name. Wearing faded black tennis shoes and red track pants, Lee walked 2½ miles on Saturday, leading a crowd of hundreds through Fort Worth on her annual trek to draw attention …

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For the dads of City Men Cook, the savory event is a labor of love that honors family and community


June 20, 2021

Terry Allen can’t remember a time when his family didn’t have Sunday dinner together. The oldest of 11 children, Allen was raised by a single mother. Every Sunday, his family would crowd around a wooden table for dinner. If friends and neighbors joined, they’d move into the living room. Allen remembers the mothers talking amongst themselves every week, finding out …

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Dallas police make arrest in fatal beating of victim in north Oak Cliff


June 20, 2021

A 22-year-old man was arrested this week in connection with the fatal beating of a victim in north Oak Cliff, Dallas police said. William Adolph Sandoval was booked early Saturday into the Dallas County jail on a charge of murder, according to jail records. His bail was set at $501,000. It was unclear whether he had an attorney. Officers had …

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Girl fatally shot in South Dallas apartment, police say


June 20, 2021

A girl was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in a South Dallas apartment, police said. Officers were dispatched about 2:15 p.m. to the 3500 block of Dixon Avenue, not far from South 2nd Avenue and the C.F. Hawn Freeway, where they found “a female juvenile” inside a home with a gunshot wound, Dallas police said. The girl was taken to a …

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Police find 54-year-old man fatally shot inside car in South Dallas, authorities say


June 20, 2021

Dallas police found a man who had been fatally shot inside a car overnight in South Dallas, according to authorities. Police were alerted around 11:50 p.m. Friday about a shooting near the intersection of Botham Jean Boulevard and Garden Drive. Responding officers found Kevin Renard Winston, 54, inside a car with gunshot injuries, police said. Winston was taken to a …

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Police seek gunman after shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 injured in northwest Dallas


June 20, 2021

Authorities were looking for a suspect Saturday in connection with a fatal overnight shooting in northwest Dallas, police said. Around 1:43 a.m., a 51-year-old man and another person were driving near the intersection of Walnut Hill Lane and Harry Hines Boulevard when they became involved in a minor accident with a dark-colored sedan, police said. The suspect, whose identity was …

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Driver crashes into crowd at Pride parade in Florida; 1 dead, 1 injured


June 20, 2021

WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — A driver slammed into spectators Saturday evening at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring another, authorities said The pickup truck driver acted like he was part of the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade but then suddenly accelerated when he was told he was next, crashing into …

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