Daily Archives: August 31, 2025

Tyrone Perry, a 46‑year‑old inmate at South Carolina’s Perry Correctional Institution, faces alleged chronic medical neglect for serious conditions including pulmonary hypertension and cerebrovascular disease; advocates say prison medical staff repeatedly denied prescribed medications, obstructed specialist visits and ignored dangerously high blood‑pressure readings on July 18, raising concerns that retaliation and systemic indifference are putting his life and cognitive health at risk.

A protest that shut down the Buchanan Street Mall renovation in San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood highlighted long‑running disputes over exclusion of Black contractors and demands for meaningful local hiring, as community leaders and contractors said pledged inclusion has not produced real contracts or opportunities and urged stricter enforcement of equity agreements to preserve neighborhood history and economic power.

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