A Milwaukee man was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for the sex trafficking of a 15-year-old Wisconsin girl, federal authorities said. According to the Chicago Tribune, Dajuan Key, 32, received the maximum sentence allowed under federal sentencing guidelines. 32 year-old Dajuan Key, was sentenced Wedneday, Nov. 9, 2016, to nearly 22 years in […]
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In Response to Hung Jury in Ray Tensing Trial, Faith Leaders Urge Community to Abandon Calls for Peace, Demand Justice
Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Megan Shanahan declares a mistrial in the murder trial against Ray Tensing, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, in Cincinnati. Jurors failed to come up with a verdict against a white former police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist and were leaning toward a lesser […]
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Clerk, Lavinia Alexander, Dead at 62
Lavinia Alexander, who succeeded long-time Baltimore City Circuit Court clerk Frank Conaway Sr. after his passing in 2015, died Nov. 8 of a heart attack at Sinai Hospital at age 62, according to media reports. Baltimore City Circuit Court Clerk, Lavinia Alexander. (Courtesy Photo) “We are profoundly saddened by the untimely death of our clerk […]
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Mistrial: Trial of Ohio Officer for Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Sam DuBose—Jury Deadlocked
CINCINNATI (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked Saturday in the case of a White former police officer charged with murder in the fatal traffic stop shooting of an unarmed Black motorist. Ray Tensing leaves court for the second time on the third day of jury deliberations in […]
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Friday: Outrage and Fear Fuel Continuing Anti-Trump Protests in Many U.S. Cities
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rowdy protests continued for a second night in Portland, Oregon, as people around the country protested Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. In Portland, police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades Friday to try to disperse the crowd after hundreds of people marched through the city, disrupting traffic and spray-painting graffiti. Authorities […]
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Amnesty: Nigeria’s Slum Demolitions Leave 30,000 Homeless in Capital of Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Amnesty International says as many as 30,000 people in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos are homeless after their community was set ablaze and demolished this week. FILE – In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 file photo fires burn in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, […]
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Rubber Bullets and Fear: Trump Protesters Flood Streets Anew
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — From New York to Illinois to California, in red states and blue, protesters decrying Donald Trump’s election spent another night overtaking highways, smashing store windows, igniting fires and in at least one city, facing pepper spray and rubber projectiles from police trying to clear the streets. Protesters try to burn a […]
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Trump Owes Obama an Apology for Leading ‘Birther’ Movement
President-elect Donald Trump should have opened his epic 90-minute meeting with with President Obama Thursday with two simple words: “I’m sorry.” President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands following their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) But he didn’t. Obama […]
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Ravens Rout Browns to Stay Atop AFC North
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco’s three touchdown passes led Baltimore to a 28-7 win over the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 10 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The win pushed Baltimore to a 5-4 overall record, and 3-0 against the AFC North, retaining their hold on the division. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) drops […]
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Ala. State Univ. President Gwendolyn Boyd Suspended
The ink was barely dry on the contract signed by Alabama State University President Gwendolyn Boyd when fractures began to appear in her relationship with the institution’s Board of Trustees. Last week, those fissures grew into a chasm when the board voted 8-6 to put Boyd on administrative leave, citing yet-to-be-publicized charges that undermined its […]
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Mich. Students Heckle Latino Classmates with Chants of “Build the Wall”
The vitriolic rhetoric of the presidential campaign has made its way into the nation’s schools. On Nov. 9, one day after polarizing figure Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States, students at a Michigan middle school broke out in chants of one of his controversial slogans. (Screengrab from video on […]
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Tuskegee Airmen Receive Congressional Gold Medal
GENESEO, N.Y. (AP) — Two members of the celebrated Tuskegee Airmen have received Congressional Gold Medals during a Veterans Day ceremony at the National Warplane Museum. Maj. L. Anderson, 88, of Washington, an original Tuskegee Airman, hold his Congressional Gold Medal after being presented with the medal in a ceremony at the African American Civil […]