

Firefighters arrived at their home because their fire alarm was going off and a neighbor had called in saying she could see flames from the house, according to the incident report from the Ripley Fire Department. The fire occurred early in the morning on November 1, 2021, while the Mays family was away on vacation. They didn’t want me out there,” Mays said. If he were a White man, this would have been settled in 2015 when he says the harassment originally began, Mays said. Racism is still a big problem in the US, but this trend offers some hope (Jim Wilson/The New York Times) Jim Wilson/The New York Times/Redux They were among the first interracial couples to marry in California, 17 years before it was allowed nationwide in a landmark Supreme Court case, which celebrates its 50th anniversary Monday.

EMBARGO set by source.** Rosina and Leon Watson with their wedding bands in Oakland, Calif., June 9, 2017. **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before Monday 3:01 a.m.
