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Outrage as Kenyan aristocrat Thomas Cholmondeley is jailed for just eight months for killing poacherBy MAIL FOREIGN SERVICE Last updated at 9:03 PM on 14th May 2009 A court erupted in anger yesterday after an aristocrat who shot a poacher dead was told he would be free in eight months. The Kenyan judge sentenced Thomas Cholmondeley to serve the term in addition to the three years he has already [...] The Lena Baker Story was written, directed, and produced by Ralph Wilcox. It is based on a true story and was inspired by Dr. Lela Bond Phillips’ book Lena Baker Story. The Lena Baker Story takes place in the early 1900′s through 1945 in Cuthbert, Georgia. It’s the story of one woman’s attempt to rise [...] FinalCall.com News National News Legal Lynching in Georgia? By Jesse Muhammad -Staff writer- Updated Sep 28, 2011 – 11:35:50 AM After execution of Troy Davis, supporters and family vow to fight death penalty (FinalCall.com) – The title of its state song, “Georgia on My Mind,” could be a fitting symbol of what is dominating the [...] SUMMARY: Produced on 11-8-2007 and narrated by Naji Mujahid of the DC Radio Co-op/Peoples’ MEDIA Center, this work is a documentary about the plight of Troy Davis who has been on Death Row in Georgia since 1991; throughout this time he has maintained his innocence. He was convicted with no material evidence and solely on [...] ATLANTA NEWS 5:32 p.m. Thursday, August 11, 2011 By Steve Visser The Atlanta Journal-Constitution After Reginald Fisher shot an unarmed man, the Atlanta Police Department suspended him and the Fulton County district attorney indicted him. On Thursday, a jury acquitted him. The officer was cleared in the 2009 shooting at a Mechanicsville apartment complex of [...] By Drew Griffin and Scott Bronstein, CNN Special Investigations August 8, 2011 2:49 p.m. EDT Editor’s note: The following story contains language some readers may consider offensive. Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — On a recent Sunday morning just before dawn, two carloads of white teenagers drove to Jackson, Mississippi, on what the county district attorney says [...] on Jun 11, 2011 The New Afrikan Peoples Organization and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement salute the life of our brother and comrade Geronimo ji Jaga. The life of Geronimo, or “G” as he was affectionately known, represents a freedom fighter that sacrificed and loved Afrikan people and humanity. Geronimo was given the name Elmer [...] The North Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to the “deux trois bibatama” coltan mine. The ore, which is used in the production of mobile telephones, is in great demand, but extracting it is hard work. Conditions are tough, yet children regularly go mining in search not only of [...] NEWARK, NJ – On what would have been the 86th birthday of Malcolm X, criminal defense attorney and former Plainfield, NJ Mayor Mark Fury filed a $50 Million lawsuit against Columbia University, Viking Press and the estate of Manning Marable regarding Marable’s posthumously published biography, “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention.” Fury is representing former [...] by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Wed, 06/01/2011 – 11:53 — Glen Ford It is not so much that Gil Scott-Heron’s 1970 predictions on the televisability of “the revolution” were wrong, but that so few people seem to know what they mean by revolution, anymore. “Surely, the Lords of Capital would call their banking innovations [...] |
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