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His death sparked protests and vigils but no criminal charges. Saturday marked one year since a security guard shot and killed Banko Brown at a Walgreens in San Francisco.
“Banko was the type of person to give you the shirt off his own back. That’s how much he thought about others. Even when he was struggling himself,” said Julia Arroyo, executive director of the Young Women’s Freedom Center, where Brown was coming into his own — fighting for transgender rights.
In the days since the news broke that Los Angeles County had agreed to pay $4 billion to nearly 7,000 people who were victims of sexual abuse while locked in juvenile detention facilities or child welfare group homes, …
Monday’s celebration, which included a performance from Monarcas — the first Latina transgender dance group in the South Bay — took place ahead of the Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31.
ReImagine Freedom—founded in 2020 by the Young Women’s Freedom Center—last week announced the launch of Foster Family Agency (FFA) from Beloved Village.
