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“This has got to stop, we can’t have a society that allows this to happen, we have got to make a stand, so please, no more,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

One day I did an Earth, Wind & Fire set and when I got to the fourth hour, I thought, “Yo, is this one of the most relentlessly positive groups of all time?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"I asked him to leave so many times and he said: 'My guy said I've got to stay here'".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

His final command: “We’ve got to stop the bowls. Please stop the bowls.”

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

My father was on his feet before I got to him.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell