Black man s death moves Georgia to end citizen s arrest law
JEFF AMY and BEN NADLER, Associated Press
March 31, 2021
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1of3FILE - Wanda Cooper-Jones holds a candle for her son, Ahmaud Arbery, accompanied by her brother, Imus Holmes. at the New Springfield Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, marking the one year anniversary of Arbery s death in Brunswick, Ga. Georgia lawmakers voted Wednesday, March 31, 2021 to repeal Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law after the law was raised as a defense for the men accused of shooting Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick, Georgia in February 2020.Lewis M. Levine/APShow MoreShow Less
Vernon Jordan remembered for insight, dedication to freedom
March 9, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) An emotional former President Bill Clinton eulogized his longtime friend and advisor Vernon Jordan at a Tuesday memorial service, saying that in his civil rights work, in politics and in business, he was always in “the freedom business.”
Jordan had an uncanny ability to read people and to inspire them, Clinton said.
“Vernon Jordan was worthy of our love and admiration because he was a man in full, Clinton said.
“He proved you did not have to choose between being good at business or law and believing they should be both more inclusive, more open, more on the forefront of positive social change, he said. “That you didn’t have to choose before standing up for what you believed is right, and treating everyone you met including people you had no political agreements with as a decent human being.
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