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- Mass Shooting in Atlanta leaves 9 dead, most of Asian descent.
- Campaign pushes California Governor to appoint an AAPI lawmaker to Attorney General.
- Senate holds hearing on Equality Act, to extend civil rights protections to LGBTQ people.
- Senate moves forward with house voting rights bill and mulls filibuster to ensure it’s passage.
- Congress advances Equal Rights Act and Violence Against Women Act.
- San Francisco assemblyman proposes use of radar to detect speeders on the road.
Photo is a screenshot of House Democrats’ Equal Rights Amendment press conference.
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