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Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, with Attorney Ben Crump, right, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump says Fortson was acting in self-defense when he answered the door with a gun.
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The Brazilian jazz singer and Trio Corrente perform selections from their Grammy-nominated album Cometa.
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In response to the report, a DCF official says the state's outreach strategy went "above and beyond" federal requirements and "any notion that Florida has failed in this process is false."