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EL SOBRANTE, Calif. 鈥?Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest active ranger in the National Park Service, celebrated her 100th birthday Wednesday and she received a gift that is set to stand the test of time.KGO reports that a
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stanley becher than I ever could have thought of. Because it means that a number of children will go into the world knowing who I was, and what I was doing here. And maybe it will make a difference. I think maybe it will make a difference, said Soskin.In her current role at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Park in Richmond, California, Soskin shares her experience as a Black woman working during the war as a file clerk in a segregated union hall.Soskin has accomplished a lot in her lifetime. Along with being a pa
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stanley thermobecher Sunday afternoon, he told reporters.In a separate incident last month, Booker, 22, was assaulted by several men in the parking lot of a Dallas apartment complex after what police said was a minor traffic accident. Video from the incident showed the suspects repeatedly punching and kicking Booker while she was on the ground.During the assault, the suspects were reported to have used homophobic slurs, and police trying to determine if it was a hate crime. I am extremely angry about what appears to be mob violence against this woman, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said at the time. Those who did this do not represent how Dallasites feel about our thriving LGBTQ community. We will not stand for this kind of behavior. One man, Edward Thomas, was arrested and faces charges over the April 12 assault. But, Weddington said, Thomas had not been linked to Booker s death. There is not
