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  • Jesus Saves: Kids Use Bible to Stop Bully

    Pasadena, Texas, siblings Phoenix Walywyn, 8, and her 7-year-old brother, Kingston Walwyn, were tired of being bullied on the bus home from school. “It made me feel like I wanted to yell at him,” Phoenix told news station KHOU. “I wanted to say [something] back to him,” Kingston added. They resisted the urge to confront…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 8, 2015
  • Surprise! This Woman Didn’t Know She Was 8 Months Pregnant 

    The couple were at a concert in California when he placed his hands on her belly and felt the baby kick. Only problem was, neither of them knew she was pregnant. “I felt the baby kick and I looked at her and said, ‘I think you’re definitely pregnant,’” Jarryd Gorman told CBS Los Angeles. “We…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 8, 2015
  • Howard Student Missing After Taking Commuter Ride With Stranger

    On Tuesday, 33-year-old Lance Calvin Buckley left his house in Stafford, Va., headed to Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he is a Ph.D. student. Around 8 a.m., he was dropped off at the Staffordboro Commuter Lot with the hopes of catching a ride with someone headed his way. Around 10 a.m., his wife says,…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 6, 2015
  • Baltimore to Pay $50,000 to Train Officers on Legal Stops

    On April 12, Freddie Gray was arrested. Some police officers have argued that the police chased Gray because he fled the scene even though officers had not approached him. After he was caught and cuffed, police found a small knife in his pocket. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby has said that running from…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 6, 2015
  • Loretta Lynch Arrives in Baltimore, Meets With Gray’s Family and Praises the Police

    On Tuesday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch met privately with the family of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old Baltimore man who suffered injuries in police custody that led to his death. “It was wonderful for the first black woman attorney general in the history of this country to care so much about our city that she came…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 6, 2015
  • Post-Fight Mayweather and Pacquiao Controversy Continues

    The much-hyped “fight of the year”—which, according to many viewers, felt like a lackluster showing from two sluggers nearing the end of their careers—may be behind us, but the post-fight controversy is still brewing. The Associated Press is reporting that Manny Pacquiao didn’t disclose a shoulder injury—a torn rotator cuff—that he claims he suffered before…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 5, 2015
  • Son of Former NFL Great Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation 

    On Monday, Lawrence Taylor Jr., the son of former NFL player Lawrence Taylor, pleaded guilty to child molestation and statutory rape. He will serve 10 years in prison, CBS Atlanta reports. “Taylor acknowledged the state had enough evidence to convict him of the statutory rape of his girlfriend’s teenage daughter, which occurred four or five…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 5, 2015
  • He Murdered a Police Car and Sits in Jail—While Cops Walk on Bail

    To fully understand the racist, socioeconomic politics alive and thriving in Baltimore, look no further than Allen Bullock. The 18-year-old was arrested after he and several other teens brutally beat a Baltimore police car with an orange traffic cone. In the end, the vehicle looked like it went toe to toe for 12 rounds with…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 4, 2015
  • Baltimore Police Union Defends Officers in Gray Case, Questions ‘Relationship’ of State’s Attorney With Gray Family

    On Friday afternoon, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that officers involved in Freddie Gray’s death would be charged. Shortly before the announcement, the Baltimore police union released a scathing open letter defending the officers, questioning Mosby’s relationship with the Gray family and her husband’s political interest in the case, and calling for a special…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 1, 2015
  • Man Who Recorded Freddie Gray Video Arrested, Claims Police Harassment Ever Since Footage Went Viral

    Kevin Moore recorded video on April 12 of Freddie Gray being dragged into a police van by three Baltimore officers. Gray would die a week later from injuries sustained while in police custody. Since then, the video has gone viral and Baltimore has been set aflame by protesters demanding an explanation of what happened to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 1, 2015
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