By AURELIEN BREEDEN A 22-year-old Black man who was assaulted during a 2017 identity check was officially recognized as a victim of police brutality after a seven-year legal ordeal. Source: In France, a conviction for police brutality, but little expectation of change Category: Nation & World, World
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By The Associated Press Piedad Córdoba, an outspoken Colombian lawmaker who for decades championed the rights of her fellow Afro-Colombians while undertaking huge risks as a go-between to leftist rebel groups, has died. Source: Piedad Cordoba, an outspoken leftist who straddled Colombia’s ideological divide, dies at age 68 Category: World