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Report: Malcolm Shabazz killed after violent bar fight
Category: National Written by News One
MEXICO CITY — Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City after a violent dispute in a bar, Mexican authorities said Friday. He was 28.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 12 May 2013 15:16
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Stop-and-Frisk trial is about more than New York City
Category: National Written by Dion Rabouin
by Dion Rabouin
As the class-action lawsuit known as Floyd v. New York begins to wind down after more than 30 days of testimony, citizens throughout New York City are waiting with baited breath for the outcome. It has attracted far fewer headlines in Atlanta, but the final outcome of the case could affect the way police do business in every city in the country, particularly in communities of color where departments could assert the right to search Black and Latino youth simply for being Black and Latino youth.
Last Updated on Friday, 10 May 2013 10:34
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In rural McDowell County W.Va., schools rethink their role
Category: National Written by Associated Press
LEARNING--Shaevon Boyd, a third grader at Southside K-8 School in War, W.Va., works on a reading assignment during an after school program on May 7. The school located in McDowell County, an area overwhelmed with poverty, unemployment, drug abuse, and teacher shortages, provides after school access to computers, tutoring, recreation and a meal. (AP Photo/Randy Snyder)
by Philip Elliott
WAR, W.Va. (AP) — When school started this fall in this sparsely populated rural area at West Virginia's southern tip, 1 of 7 classrooms was without a teacher because leaders couldn't recruit enough educators.
Last Updated on Friday, 10 May 2013 15:01
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Mich. governor: Returning fugitive not a priority
Category: National Written by Associated Press
A request to return a 63-year-old fugitive to Arkansas is not a high priority, Gov. Rick Snyder said Thursday, citing the convicted killer's poor health and saying he has caused no trouble in Michigan.
Last Updated on Thursday, 09 May 2013 18:52
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Prosecutor may seek death penalty in Cleveland case
Category: National Written by Associated Press
An Ohio prosecutor said Thursday he may seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro, saying the man accused of raping and imprisoning three women in his home forced them to suffer miscarriages.
Last Updated on Friday, 10 May 2013 15:02
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