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A Juror Looked at Jordan Davis and Saw a Criminal
Michael Dunn got away with murder. Oh, he’ll likely spend the rest of his life in prison on the three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Those are the charges of which a Jacksonville, Fla., jury took four days to find him guilty, for the 10 bullets he fired at 17-year-old Jordan Davis and his three…
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Jordan Davis’ Parents React to Mistrial in Son’s Killing
Sunday would have been Jordan Davis’ 19th birthday. His mother, Lucia McBath, sent out this message on Twitter early on Saturday. “Tomorrow is my boy’s 19th birthday. I pray we will celebrate not only him but a just and righteous verdict.” But there was to be no verdict for Jordan, as the jury, made up…
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Michael Dunn Verdict: Guilty of 4 of the 5 Charges
Michael Dunn, the 47-year-old man accused of killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis, has been found guilty of four of the five counts. Dunn sat silently as the court reporter announced guilty on three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle. The jury remained deadlocked on the first-degree murder charges,…
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Sporting New Suit, Shani Davis Fails to Medal in the 1,500
After a disappointing eighth-place finish Wednesday in the 1,000-meter, U.S. Olympic speed skater Shani Davis tried to bounce back in the 1,500-meter race Saturday in Sochi. But the Chicago-born skater finished 11th, clocking 1:45.98, the Chicago Tribune reports. The 31-year-old did not win a medal in three races. He and other members of the U.S.…
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Report Contradicts Claim That Cop Ruptured Teen’s Testicle
A medical report disputes the claim of a Philadelphia student’s mother that one of the teen’s testicles was ruptured last month during an extreme pat down by a police officer, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said that the report does not support a claim that Darrin Manning, 16, was roughed…
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Jamaican Dancehall Deejay Arrested in Multimillion-Dollar Lottery Scam
Tommy Lee Sparta reportedly was serving up more than crazy dancehall beats and rude riddims. The popular Jamaican dancehall deejay was arrested Friday for his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar lottery scheme that targeted mostly elderly Americans, the Associated Press reports. Details are still emerging about the crime and the extent of it. And a…
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Mistrial on Murder Charge in Michael Dunn Case
Updated Feb. 15, 7:00 p.m. The jury in the Michael Dunn murder trial, in the murder of Jordan Davis, is deadlocked on the charge of first degree murder and the lesser charges of second degree murder. The judge declared that charge of murder to be mistried. Michael Dunn has been found guilty of attempted second-degree…
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Marvin Sapp Will Sing for Free So You’ll Listen to His Message
What do education and music have in common? A lot. That is probably why renowned gospel artist Marvin L. Sapp and the Black Alliance for Educational Options decided to team up to increase awareness about the academic choices that parents of young black students have and also produce a moving, spiritual concert that everyone can…
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White California Gun Owner Lied About Being Shot by a Black Man
When Brent Thomas Posada ended up with a gunshot wound to his abdomen earlier this month, he thought it would be easy, well, to blame a black man, the Daily News reports. After police found the 34-year-old man at his Redding, Calif., home at 8:18 p.m. on Feb. 1, he told officers that he was…
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White California Gun Owner Lied About Being Shot by a Black Man
When Brent Thomas Posada ended up with a gunshot wound to his abdomen earlier this month, he thought it would be easy, well, to blame a black man, the Daily News reports. After police found the 34-year-old wounded man at his Redding, Calif., home at 8:18 p.m. on Feb. 1, he told officers that he…