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Blind Chinese Activist Chen Arrives In New York
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the...Tags: Chen Guangcheng, U.S. Embassy, Politics, G8, U.S. Department of State
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Blacks, Latinos Stopped, Frisked More Than Anyone In All Boroughs
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvIt's a controversial NYPD procedure being carried out with much greater frequency in recent years, a fact that has increased its controversy, even while overall crime in the city has decreased. New detailed analysis shows that stop-and-frisk affects...Tags: Weaponry, New York City Police Department, Social Issues, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York City
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Trayvon Martin's Mother In Bloomberg Gun Control Video
Chicago Tribune reporter(Reuters) - The mother of Florida shooting victim Trayvon Martin appears in a Mother's Day gun control video produced by an advocacy group led by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Martin, 17, was shot and killed on the night of February 26 in the central...Tags: Criminal Laws, Prosecution, Michael Bloomberg, Trayvon Martin, Politics
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Grand Jury Votes Not To Indict Cop In Shooting Death Of Kenneth Chamberlain
pix11.com | @colekirstinFor five and a half months the family of Kenneth Chamberlain, and many in the White Plains community, were hoping for justice. And today they are expressing their disappointment after all the officers involved in the shooting death of Chamberlain walked...Tags: Heart Problems, Shootings, Racism, Lawyers, Justice System
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Culture of Racism at White Plains Police Department?
pix11.com | @colekirstinAfter months of secrecy surrounding the killing of an unarmed Kenneth Chamberlain in his White Plains apartment--the latest revelation: we now know which officer used a racial slur while his specialized police team worked for more than an hour to break...Tags: Racism, Lawyers, Social Issues, Arts and Culture, Damon Jones
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More Brutality & Racism Charges in White Plains
pix11.com | @colekirstinEven as a Grand Jury meets to consider murder charges against White Plains Police Officer Anthony Carelli, stories of racism and brutality are emerging about fellow officers. Officer Steven Hart has been identified in District Attorney transcripts as the...Tags: Racism, Lawyers, Social Issues, Justice System, Trials
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Why You Should See New Evidence In Danroy Henry Case
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvUntil now, the details of the investigation into the shooting death of Pace University football player Danroy "DJ" Henry by a police officer have been barred from the public and, as the lawyer for Henry's family explained to PIX11 News, the route to...Tags: Shootings, College Sports, Trials, Civil Rights, Manhattan (New York City)
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Rallies Held Around Country For Trayvon Martin
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Rallies are being held in cities across the country this weekend to protest the failure of police to arrest a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer for shooting to death an unarmed black teenager. Protesters, some dressed in "hoodie"...Tags: Barack Obama, Trayvon Martin, Civil Rights, Politics, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Prosecutor Rips Martin Family's Account
By CNN Wire StaffAn "outraged" Florida prosecutor fired back on Monday at the family of Trayvon Martin, describing as "outright lies" their account that he and a local police chief met and decided not to follow a detective's advice and arrest the teenager's killer....Tags: Witnesses, Shootings, Prosecution, Science and Technology, Trials
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When And How To Talk To Kids About Race
PIX11.comRacism. It's what lies at the heart of the Trayvon Martin uproar across the country. The death of the Florida teen has put the issue of stereotyping and racial profiling at the forefront of the national consciousness. We'll discuss when/how you should...Tags: Racism, Social Issues, Civil Rights, Psychology, Crime, Law and Justice
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Disturbing Abuse Allegations Circle Cop Involved In Shooting of Ex-Marine
pix11.com | @colekirstinThe White Plains Police Department is under fire after officers shot and killed an elderly ex-marine in November, and new details are emerging about one officer with a history of complaints. The officers are also accused of covering up the shooting with a...Tags: Shootings, Heart Problems, Lawyers, Justice System, Trials
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Leading Tiananmen-Era Chinese Dissident Dies In U.S.
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most famous dissidents from the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists has died in the United States, exiled dissidents said on Saturday. Fang Lizhi, 76, whom China had accused of counter-revolutionary crimes,...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Beijing (China), Twitter, Inc., Washington, DC, China
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