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DC Sniper to Be Executed Today, Lawyers Makes Final Plea
John Allen Muhammad is scheduled to die by lethal injection today at the Greensville Correctional Facility for the deaths of at least ten people during a three-week killing spree in October 2002. His lawyer, Jon Sheldon and co-counsel James G. Connell, are still working to prevent that from happening. From the Washington Post: “They condemn…
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When Lawyers Go Rogue
It’s fashionable to bash lawyers in this country. The truth is that the vast majority of lawyers are hard-working, ethical, committed to the rule of law and vindicating the rights of their clients. But the Supreme Court has two cases before it that will determine the consequences of lawyer conduct that falls below or outside…
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Big Bird Turns 40
Yo, Dora, I’m really happy for you, and I’m a let you finish, but PBS had the best children’s television show of all time. I loved Sesame Street. I still do. I guess that’s why I’m slightly offended when my 4-year-olds act like there are cooler, more interesting characters to watch on TV than the…
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No Present Like The Time
I’m starting to squirm: The Halloween clearance candy isn’t even gone yet, and the stores in my town are already selling Christmas lights! I was in a store yesterday that was playing Christmas music. I used to really enjoy the season, but now all I can think of is how much I’m going to have…
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Sammy Sosa Looks…Different
Sammy Sosa is tired of the love Robert Pattison is getting and has apparently decided to give the ‘Twilight’ star a run for his money. At least in complexion. Sosa arrived at the Latin Grammys on November 5th looking ghostly. Was it vitiligo? Was it a side effect of steroids? A friend of Sosa’s, Rebecca…
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Happy 35th Birthday, Black Book!
Thirty-five years ago, Toni Morrison, then an editor at Random House, joined with a team of black memorabilia collectors, helmed by Middleton A. Harris, to assemble what Henry Louis Gates Jr. considers the “ultimate treasure chest of the black experience.” The result is a collection of more than 500 documents, photographs and articles that fashion…
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Takin' It to the Street (Sesame Street, That Is)
To kick off the 40th anniversary of the most famous street on television, first lady Michelle Obama made a guest appearance to teach kids about healthy eating. But before Mrs. O kicked it on Sesame Street, other black celebrities stopped by, teaching kids everything from the alphabet song to subtraction, making the Sesame Street soundtrack…
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Happy 35th Birthday, Black Book!
A chart outlining the translations and different dialects of African words. Read Felicia Pride’s tribute to The Black Book. Joseph Cinque, a leader of the Amistad revolt that eventually became a legal case tried in the U.S. Supreme Court. An 1851 notice cautioning black people who lived in Boston to avoid police officers because they…
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Ft. Hood and Islamic Violence
Major Nidal Malik Hasaan, a Palestinian-American and Muslim, allegedly screamed “Allahu Akbar” before his shooting rampage. So it’s no surprise that American Muslims and those who support them are concerned about a national backlash. It’s also no surprise that some folk don’t like that other folk are ignoring the so-called Muslim-violence pattern taking place on…