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This Week In Black History
Category: National Written by Robert N. Taylor
Week of November 5-11
November 5
November 5
1867—The first Reconstruction Constitutional Convention takes place in Montgomery, Ala. In attendance were 90 Whites and 18 Blacks. Reconstruction would bring forth a period of tremendous political and educational advancement for ex-slaves after the Civil War. But Reconstruction was significantly undermined by the Hayes-Tilden of 1877 and the beginning of the anti-Black Jim Crow period.
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CARTER G. WOODSON
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Murphy shares thoughts with Rolling Stone
Category: National Written by NNPA News Service
(NNPA)—In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, actor and comedian Eddie Murphy reveals a change in focus for his career and life. According to a highlight of the interview posted on the magazine’s website, the biggest news is Murphy’s decision to move away from making family movies.
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Teen draws two-to-six-year jail term over 7-cent robbery
Category: National Written by NNPA News Service
(NNPA)—A 15-year-old Onondago County, N.Y. youth was labeled a felon and sentenced Aug. 29 to two to six years of incarceration for an armed robbery that netted him and an accomplice seven cents.
County Court Judge William Walsh refused to treat Anthony Stewart of Syracuse as a youthful offender during sentencing, noting the boy pleaded not guilty “despite a mountain of evidence,” according to nydailynews.com.
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Change in crack sentencing means early releases
Category: National Written by Associated Press
by Jessica Gresko
Associated Press Writer
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP)—Darryl Flood thought he would have to wait until 2013 to get out of prison, more than a decade after he pleaded guilty to being part of a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.
But if all goes as planned this week, the 48-year-old will walk out of a Kentucky prison two years early and take a bus back to his sister's home in Virginia. Flood is one of thousands of federal inmates that will benefit from a change that goes into effect Tuesday, reducing recommended sentences for crack cocaine crimes so they are more in line with the penalties for powder cocaine.
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For Obama, a campaign money swing with star power
Category: National Written by Associated Press
by Jim Kuhnhenn
Associated Press Writer
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Some glitz, some glamor and plenty of campaign cash. President Barack Obama is hitting a reliable fundraising trail in California, tapping star donors and trading quips with Jay Leno in what is for him a well-worn path.
The president taped an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Tuesday, his second as sitting president and fourth appearance overall. Monday evening he joined actor Will Smith and basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson at a dinner at the home of producer James Lassiter. Then he mingled with Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas over canapés at the movie star couple’s home just a few blocks away.
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| OUT AND ABOUT—President Barack Obama stops for a snack at Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles, Oct. 24. Obama, who was joined by Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., is on a three-day trip to the West Coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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