By John Celestand, Word In Black It’s safe to say that in my days as an athlete, I’ve seen my fair share of scuffles, dustups, and physical altercations. With so much adrenaline, testosterone, and just macho chest-thumping behavior in team sports, it’s a given that tempers will flare, manhood will be tested, and competition will […]
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Jordan Neely’s family responds to killer Daniel Penny’s admission of guilt
By AmNews Staff Reports Jordan Neely’s family responds to killer Daniel Penny’s admission of guilt through their representatives. “Daniel Penny’s press release is not an apology nor an expression of regret. It is a character assassination, and a clear example of why he believed he was entitled to take Jordan’s life. In the first paragraph he talks about how […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton to eulogize Jordan Neely
by AmNews Staff Reports Rev. Dr. Johnnie Melvin Green, Jr., Senior Pastor of Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, through the family of Jordan Neely, has requested Rev. Al Sharpton deliver his eulogy when he is laid to rest on Friday, May 19th. Green is the longtime pastor for Neely’s family and presided over his mother’s […]
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Charges in NYC chokehold death may hinge on ‘reasonableness’
by JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The potential criminal charges against a U.S. Marine veteran who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold aboard a New York City subway train might depend on whether a “reasonable” New Yorker would have acted similarly. Neely, a locally-known Michael Jackson impersonator who friends say suffered from […]