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'Big Willie' Robinson dies at 69; L.A. drag race organizer
"Big Willie" Robinson was a 6-foot-6, 300-pound former Los Angeles street racer, a gentle giant who promoted organized drag racing as a way to unite people of all races and classes and ease racial tensions. "When you get around cars, man, there ain't...
Tags: Heart Failure, Port of Los Angeles, Drag Racing
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George Zimmerman's attorney wants time to review records
On the events of Feb. 26, the state and defense in the case against George Zimmerman are far apart: Zimmerman's lawyers say he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense, prosecutors say it was murder.
But the two sides are in lock step on one...Tags: Mark O'Mara, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Prosecution, Trayvon Martin
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South African president's lawyer weeps in court case over painting
World NowGcina Malindi, a lawyer for South African President Jacob Zuma, broke down and wept after tough questioning from a white High Court judge, in a hearing on Zuma's efforts to have a portrait depicting him with genitals exposed banned from all public... -
McDonald County grand jury charges Lanagan Police chief with felony forgery
newsalerts@ky3.comLANAGAN, Mo. -- A McDonald County grand jury has charged the Lanagan Police chief and another officer with felony forgery. Chief Larry Marsh is accused of writing citations for Missouri laws that don't even exist along with altering a racial profiling...Tags: Trials
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One man's mob is another's crowd: Colliding realities of downtown Baltimore
Whether they live in Baltimore or its suburbs, whether they're here every day, once in a blue moon or never at all, everyone has an opinion, everyone has prejudices, everyone constructs their own reality about the city. For some, it's a dangerous urban...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Entertainment, Radio, Discrimination
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How does stating facts make Pat McDonough racist?
Assuming that it's true that "roving mobs of black youth" terrorize Baltimore, why should Del. Pat McDonough apologize for saying so ("Baltimore and bigotry," May 18)? If anyone should apologize, I think it should be the Rev. Cortly C.D. Witherspoon, who...Tags: Pigtown, Radio Industry
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South African farmworker guilty of murdering white employer
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A 29-year-old farmworker was convicted Tuesday of the murder of South African white supremacist leader Eugene TerreBlanche, but his teenage companion was acquitted in the killing, which had sparked fears of racial...Tags: Entertainment, Murder, Africa, Music, FIFA World Cup
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JP School Psychologist Accused of Posting Racist Comments Resigns
WGNO NewsA psychologist with the Jefferson Parish School System accused of making inappropriate tweets resigned. The Southern Poverty Law Center says Mark Traina posted several racists comments. They say one tweet read: "Serpas should be warning people to STAY...Tags: Psychologists, Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Social Issues
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Activist Dolores Huerta: 50 years of fighting for human rights
Dolores Huerta runs on righteous ferocity the way cars run on gasoline. The woman who co-founded the United Farm Workers union 50 years ago with Cesar Chavez has harried, prodded, hectored, rallied and protested. She's been arrested more than a score of...
Tags: Patt Morrison, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Executive Branch, Personal Income
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Race clouds debate over downtown crime
The ongoing debate over youth crime in downtown Baltimore has sparked a war of words over race — overshadowing a debate over the police response to disturbances and objections from city politicians who say the issue is vastly overblown.
Since a...Tags: NAACP, Politics, Inner Harbor, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry
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'Dog the Bounty Hunter' gets canceled
Show Tracker"Dog the Bounty Hunter" will end after its eighth season airs next month. A&E declined to order more episodes of the series, which follows the exploits of the flamboyant Duane "Dog" Chapman.... -
South African gallery closes after controversial work is defaced
World NowSouth Africa's Goodman Gallery, which displayed a controversial Brett Murray painting, "The Spear," of the country's president with his genitals exposed, announced Tuesday it was closing its doors temporarily because of threats. The decision came after...
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