Forty years ago, on June 5, 1981, the first instance of what came to be known as HIV/AIDS was reported in a weekly news release from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 2017 rally by ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), New York City. Credit: Elvert Barnes . . .
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Gary Jones, former International President of the United Auto Workers, was sentenced to 28 months imprisonment June 10 for his role in an embezzlement scheme that cost rank-and-file members millions of dollars in dues money. Jones and his cohorts — including his predecessor ex-President Dennis Williams, also sentenced — treated . . .
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Por Gloria Rubac y Kathy Durkin El gobernador Gregg Abbott dijo a los medios de comunicación el 19 de mayo: “Nuestro creador nos dotó del derecho a la vida”, mientras firmaba el proyecto de ley antiaborto más restrictivo del país en Austin, Texas. En ocho horas, aprobó el linchamiento legal . . .
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The CUNY Rising Alliance, the City University of New York Student Senate and the Professional Staff Congress held a militant, spirited rally in front of New York’s City Hall June 24. The de Blasio administration wants to cut $67 million from the city’s contribution to CUNY. Jumaane Williams speaking. Credit: . . .
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Atlanta Unemployed workers pitched tents in front of the Georgia Department of Labor June 24 in downtown Atlanta in preparation for spending the night. The action was intended to symbolize the loss of housing and other necessities of life experienced by untold numbers of workers in the state, where unemployment . . .
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