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Cops who killed NYC teen have combined history of five federal civil rights lawsuits
As family and friends gathered in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn on Friday to attend the wake of slain 16 year-old Kimani Gray, deep controversy continues to swirl surrounding his shooting death. Both New York City police officers
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Charles Barron Making Mayoral Endorsements Far From Home
Newark :: NJ :: USA | 3 months ago
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Outspoken Councilman Charles Barron is backing John Liu in the New York City mayoral election this year and he's also getting involved in races out of state. On Tuesday, Mr. Barron served on the host committee of a Soho fundraiser for Chokwe Lumumba,
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Charles Barron, Carolyn Maloney Endorse in Mayoral Race
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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Although almost all of the city's elected officials have stayed mum on this year's mayoral election, especially on the Democratic side of the aisle, two new politicians have already thrown their support behind different candidates this week.
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Mom of NYC teen shot by police: Why was he killed?
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Carol Gray, her head wrapped in a black scarf and her tearful eyes concealed by sunglasses, held up a photograph of her 16-year-old son, who was shot and killed by police. The picture revealed a grinning boy wearing a blue cap and gown, his arms
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A Brooklyn Community Hungry for Change
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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Church Avenue in East Flatbush yields block after block of much of the same: a bodega, a hair salon or barber shop, and churches with locked doors...On March 11, a vigil set up for the slain teen turned into a riot, as tensions between police and the
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Witness Claims Kimani Gray ‘Didn't Have Anything In His Hands'
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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According to the New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Gray was hit by seven bullets, with three of the bullets entering his body from his back, according to the N.Y. Times : One bullet entered his left shoulder in the rear, exiting in the
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Vigil for NYC teen spawns violence
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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An anti-police riot broke out in New York City after a vigil was held for a teenager who was shot dead by police over the weekend, officers said. Kimani "Kiki" Gray, 16, was shot by two plainclothes officers who said Gray flashed a handgun then
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City's Failure to Settle Central Park Five Suit Draws Ire
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 months ago
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Michael Appleton for The New York Times City Councilman Charles Barron presented a proclamation to Raymond Santana on Wednesday. A lawsuit filed against New York City by the five men who were convicted, and later exonerated, in the racially charged
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Dov Hikind apologizes for blackface photo
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Stories Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind tried Tuesday to quiet the uproar over the blackface costume he wore to a Purim party, using Twitter, his blog and a radio appearance to express his heartfelt and sincere apology. I am sincerely sorry that I
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Councilman Wants To Build Museum, Park At Site Of African Burial Ground
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 months ago
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A Brooklyn councilman is launching an effort to build a museum and park on the site of a historic burial ground. At a Black History Month event at New Lots Community Church, Charles Barron proposed the African Burial Ground Square on the site of what
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