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Then-Vallejo Councilmember Hakeem Brown speaks at a city council meeting on police reform on Dec. 6, 2022. Brown is a Black man in his mid-40s wearing glasses, a green Pendleton-style cap and green vest over a black shirt. He has a goatee.

Hakeem Brown to lead Vallejo NAACP despite domestic violence revelations

By Geoffrey King | January 13, 2023

A disturbing history of domestic violence, verbal clashes with colleagues and constituents, and vocal support for Vallejo police defined the former council member’s turbulent tenure.

A "Black Lives Matter" yard sign in front of a house on Mare Island, Vallejo, Calif. in 2021.

Vallejo's Black shipyard workers forged nationwide reforms

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