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Padres Pitching Baffles Giants
San Francisco, CA – For the past two nights, the Giants have faced unknown pitchers. Despite video and film on each player, the Padres rookie class have baffled San Francisco’s offense for the second consecutive night. Thus, San Diego won the series with a 7-2 victory over the Giants tonight.
“That’s a good old fashioned curveball, 12-and-6,” Padres manager Bud Black said. “You don’t see a lot of those these days. But Jesse’s got a good feel for it.”
“I just felt really good,” said Jesse Hahn. “I felt really relaxed out there.”
After tossing four scoreless innings, Pablo Sandoval broke up Hahn’s “no-hitter” and perfect game with a single to leadoff the fifth. Michael Morse followed with a bloop single to right field and Tyler Colvin grounded out scoring in Sandoval making it a 3-1 game.
San Francisco’s at-bats were quiet again against superb pitching and good defense by San Diego. The Giants tried to rally in both the fifth and sixth innings but only mustered a run a piece. Buster Posey’s RBI double in the sixth was the last run scored for San Francisco.
“He’s got pretty good stuff,” said Posey. “He had good life on his fastball, and he changed speeds with the curveball a lot, which made it effective.”
The Padres took a 3-0 lead despite the Giants turning three double plays to back a pretty good start for Tim Hudson. Cameron Maybin hit a single to right field and scored on Will Venable’s sacrifice fly to make it a 1-0 game in the third.
By the fifth, San Diego added two more runs when Alexi Amarista hit a RBI double and Maybin scored on Venable’s ground out extending their lead 3-0. Things didn’t get any better for the Giants, in the sixth the Padres opened up their offense.
“Those are situations where you’ve got to find a way to push them across,” said Venable who drove in two runs.
“I felt pretty good tonight,” Hudson said. “You have to give them credit. When I made mistakes, they were able to capitalize on them especially in the sixth. There’s not really much else to it.”
Maybin hit a infield RBI single followed by Amarista’s two-run single giving the Padres a 6-1 lead. Then pinch-hitter Tommy Medica blasted a solo home run to left field in the eighth to seal their victory. San Diego has won five of their last seven games and won the series for the first time at AT&T Park since Oct 2010.
Hudson’s outing lasted 5 2/3 innings, giving up nine hits, six runs (four earned), two walks, four strikeouts and one hit batter. He’s lost back-to-back starts for the first time this season. In those two loses Hudson’s allowed 13 runs on 21 hits and allowed 21 runs in his first 13 starts.
“It’s the rotation that put us in a good position, but we’ve hit a bump in the road with some of them, and it’s going to happen,” said San Francisco’s manager Bruce Bochy. “But it’s going to be important to come out of this, and it’s going to be our starting pitching that gets us out of this.”
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Remembering George Floyd
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing.

By April Ryan
BlackPressUSA Newswire
“The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at the Trump White House. That White House response results from public hope, including from a close Trump ally, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The timing of Greene’s hopes coincides with the Justice Department’s recent decision to end oversight of local police accused of abuse. It also falls on the fifth anniversary of the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25th. The death sparked national and worldwide outrage and became a transitional moment politically and culturally, although the outcry for laws on police accountability failed.
The death forced then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to focus on deadly police force and accountability. His efforts while president to pass the George Floyd Justice in policing act failed. The death of George Floyd also put a spotlight on the Black community, forcing then-candidate Biden to choose a Black woman running mate. Kamala Harris ultimately became vice president of the United States alongside Joe Biden. Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the cases against the officers involved in the death of Floyd. He remembers,” Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. Remember, it was him who said when the looting starts, the shooting starts, it was him who got rid of all the consent decrees that were in place by the Obama administration.”
In 2025, Police-involved civilian deaths are up by “about 100 to about 11 hundred,” according to Ellison. Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African-American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing. During those minutes on the ground, Floyd cried out for his late mother several times. Police subdued Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.
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Oakland Post: Week of May 28 – June 30, 2025
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Black Feminist Movement Mobilizes in Response to National Threats
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — More than 500 Black feminists will convene in New Orleans from June 5 through 7 for what organizers are calling the largest Black feminist gathering in the United States.

By Stacy M. Brown
Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent
More than 500 Black feminists will convene in New Orleans from June 5 through 7 for what organizers are calling the largest Black feminist gathering in the United States. The event, led by the organization Black Feminist Future, is headlined by activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis. Paris Hatcher, executive director of Black Feminist Future, joined Black Press USA’s Let It Be Known to outline the mission and urgency behind the gathering, titled “Get Free.” “This is not just a conference to dress up and have a good time,” Hatcher said. “We’re building power to address the conditions that are putting our lives at risk—whether that’s policing, reproductive injustice, or economic inequality.” Hatcher pointed to issues such as rising evictions among Black families, the rollback of bodily autonomy laws, and the high cost of living as key drivers of the event’s agenda. “Our communities are facing premature death,” she said.
Workshops and plenaries will focus on direct action, policy advocacy, and practical organizing skills. Attendees will participate in training sessions that include how to resist evictions, organize around immigration enforcement, and disrupt systemic policies contributing to poverty and incarceration. “This is about fighting back,” Hatcher said. “We’re not conceding anything.” Hatcher addressed the persistent misconceptions about Black feminism, including the idea that it is a movement against men or families. “Black feminism is not a rejection of men,” she said. “It’s a rejection of patriarchy. Black men must be part of this struggle because patriarchy harms them too.” She also responded to claims that organizing around Black women’s issues weakens broader coalitions. “We don’t live single-issue lives,” Hatcher said. “Our blueprint is one that lifts all Black people.”
The conference will not be streamed virtually, but recaps and updates will be posted daily on Black Feminist Future’s YouTube channel and Instagram account. The event includes performances by Tank and the Bangas and honors longtime activists including Billy Avery, Erica Huggins, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. When asked how Black feminism helps families, Hatcher said the real threat to family stability is systemic oppression. “If we want to talk about strong Black families, we have to talk about mass incarceration, the income gap, and the systems that tear our families apart,” Hatcher said. “Black feminism gives us the tools to build and sustain healthy families—not just survive but thrive.”
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