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Mississippi marks 50th anniversary of Medgar Evers' death
ReutersBy Therese Apel JACKSON, Miss., June 12 (Reuters) - Mississippi marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers on Wednesday by focusing on his accomplishments of voter registration drives, boycotts and demonstrations...Tags: Museums, John F. Kennedy, Health and Safety at School, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice
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NFL Roundup: Goodell lobbies to keep Redskins' name, Saints' Butler tears ACL
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Roundup: Goodell lobbies to keep Redskins' name, Saints' Butler tears ACL NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has written a letter to Congress in defense of the Washington Redskins' controversial nickname. Goodell was asked by 10...Tags: Roger Goodell, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, Football, Victor Butler
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Goodell writes to Congress on Redskins' behalf
ReutersNFL commissioner Roger Goodell has written a letter to Congress in defense of the Washington Redskins' controversial nickname. Goodell was asked by 10 members of Congress to make a case for the use of a name considered by some to be derogatory or a...Tags: Sports, Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, Roger Goodell, U.S. Congress, Washington Redskins
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Rocky Gap II?
Henceforth, let there by a rule that nothing can be compared to Maryland's failed investment at Rocky Gap, located just outside Cumberland in Western Maryland, except for Rocky Gap and perhaps any other $55 million white elephant loss that comes along. We...Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Tourism and Leisure, Personal Service, Dorchester County, Travel
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NFL Commissioner Defends Name Redskins In Letter To Congress
The Hartford CourantNFL commissioner Roger Goodell has written a letter to Congress in defense of the Washington Redskins' controversial nickname. Goodell was asked by 10 members of Congress to make a case for the use of a name considered by some to be derogatory or a...Tags: Sports, Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, Roger Goodell, U.S. Congress, Washington Redskins
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Report: Foul-mouthed Florida woman with Orlando link unleashes tirade on Dunkin' Donuts workers
A Florida woman who attended college in Orlando recently put a video online of her foul-mouthed tirade slamming Dunkin' Donuts workers with racial slurs in Broward County — and it's going viral, the Smoking Gun is reporting. Taylor Chapman...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Broward County, Doughnuts, Dunkin' Donuts
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In South Africa, talk of Mandela's mortality
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The desk is spotless and books neatly line the shelves in Nelson Mandela's office at a Johannesburg-based foundation that carries his name, but the former South African president and anti-apartheid leader hasn't worked there...
Tags: Nelson Mandela, Johannesburg (South Africa), Jacob Zuma, Kofi Annan, Prisons
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LETTER: Racial Admissions Policy Wrong
Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon Jr. couldn't be more wrong in his racial preference policy [June 8, op-ed, "Uphold College Admissions Race factor"]. Three reasons scream for ending discrimination based on race. 1. It is racist. Nothing in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Discrimination, Connecticut College, Social Issues
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Civilian police complaint unaddressed, teen criticizes oversight
An attorney for a teenager who said his jaw was broken in an encounter with Baltimore police dismissed the city's civilian review board as a "proxy" for police after nearly three years have passed without a ruling on the case. In July 2010, Yardell...
Tags: Justice System, Anthony W. Batts, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Juvenile Delinquency
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In George Zimmerman trial, potential jurors asked to set aside publicity
The Miami HeraldSANFORD, Fla. Race relations, Florida's self-defense law and Trayvon Martin's attire and school suspension emerged as key issues Tuesday as lawyers in the George Zimmerman murder trial grilled jurors about the effects of publicity in the case. It was the...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Miami Gardens, Criminal Laws, Trials, The Miami Herald
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In wake of racist email incident, DeGroft won't seek re-election
ISLE OF WIGHT – Isle of Wight School Board member Herb DeGroft has withdrawn from November's election for the Hardy District School Board seat, while petitions seeking to remove him and Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Byron "Buzz" Bailey from...
Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), NAACP, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Elections, Virginia General Assembly
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Still healing, small Florida town of Sanford braces for Zimmerman trial�
The Miami HeraldMIAMI Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett was at his oldest son's football game in Tampa, Fla., about 100 miles away from the city he leads, when he got the call one evening in March 2012 that tension was mounting over the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Two...Tags: Emmett Till, Firearms, Miami Gardens, Police Arrests, Trials
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