Crime
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Jan- 2020 -17 January
COMMENTARY: Silence the Violence for 2020
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our nation is at war with itself. If you are young, gifted and black, chances are you will not get to be old enough to brag about…
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16 January
Cosby Files Appeal to Pennsylvania Supreme Court
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the new petition, filed on Thursday, January 9, 2020, Cosby's lawyers also want the high court to consider the impact of the #MeToo movement and what…
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15 January
EXCLUSIVE Op-Ed: White House Message to Black America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — America represents four percent of the world’s population, yet we detain nearly 25 percent of the world’s incarcerated people. At least 95 percent of people in State…
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12 January
Remember Atatiana Jefferson
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Nobody looked at this video and said there’s any doubt that this officer acted inappropriately,” Forth Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus noted. “I was going to fire…
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12 January
Many Say #MeToo is Bigger than Harvey Weinstein, Trial Outcome Doesn’t Matter
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Weinstein case has been categorized by some as one of the most significant #MeToo cases in history. This is because of the severity of the allegations…
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12 January
COMMENTARY: The Black opinion on Trump’s impeachment
FLORIDA COURIER — As Democrats around the country protest and raise their voices to impeach and remove President Trump, the Congressional Black Caucus and other Black Caucuses’ are silent. Representatives…
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11 January
The Black struggle in 2019: Staying aware, facing injustice and fighting for the future
THE FINAL CALL — There was a mass shooting in this country every single day in 2019 and 29 of those 385 mass shootings were also mass murders. Some of…
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3 January
COMMENTARY: Bill Cosby Handed Bum Deal from Superior Court
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The primary reason that Cosby and his team cited to justify the appeal is that Judge Steven T. O’Neill allowed the testimony of prior bad acts –…
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Sep- 2019 -30 September
California Leaders, Activists Praise Kamala Harris’ “Reform First” Criminal Justice Plan
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Several political leaders as well as activists in California shared their reactions to U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ criminal justice reform plan. It calls…
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27 September
Attorney General Sues Parents
THE AFRO — Sixteen families in the D.M.V. are being sued by the District of Columbia, who seeks more than $2.9 million from parents it says falsified residency records to enroll…
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