LAS VEGAS--At least three people have been killed in a mass shooting inside Walmart at North Nellis and Stewart in Las Vegas, Local media reported.
According to KTNV, two police officers were said to have been shot at a local CiCi’s pizza in the s ...
Posted Sunday, June 8th 2014 at 6:10PM
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From SocialistWorker.org
June 6, 2014
When will James Earl Rivera Jr. get justice?
Just one day before his 17th birthday, on July 22, 2010, James Earl Rivera Jr. died in a hail of 48 rounds fired by three Stockton, Calif., police officers afte ...
Posted Friday, June 6th 2014 at 11:53AM
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WASHINGTON--Seating will be limited for Maya Angelou’s private memorial service at the campus of Wake Forest University on Saturday, officials said. But in another sense, the entire world has been invited — the proceedings will be live-streamed, the ...
Posted Thursday, June 5th 2014 at 12:10PM
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June 2, 2014
As-Salaam Alaikum.
(Peace Be Unto You)
To the Family, Friends, and all those who have been touched by the marvelous life of Dr. Maya Angelou:
When I heard the news of her passing, I was in the hospital having an MRI. When I g ...
Posted Wednesday, June 4th 2014 at 9:00AM
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TOPEKA, Kansas - The highly-controversial Westboro Baptist Church is planning to picket Maya Angelou’s funeral.
According to WGHP, the group asked its Twitter followers for information about Angelou’s services as well as tweeted several hateful me ...
Posted Sunday, June 1st 2014 at 4:11PM
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CAIRO – Making history for the second time, an American Muslim woman is running for the Congress, aiming to advocate women's rights and underserved people by picking a seat at the 11th congressional district of California.
“The diverse 11th Congre ...
Posted Thursday, May 29th 2014 at 2:47PM
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By ROGER SIMON | 5/28/14 5:01 AM EDT
CHICAGO — The lion in winter walks into the room. His sideburns and mustache have gone gray. There is a little excess baggage beneath his chin. But Jesse Jackson’s stride is still firm and his handshake firmer. ...
Posted Thursday, May 29th 2014 at 12:31PM
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FAREWELL TO MAYA ANGELOU
By Sister Siebra Muhammad
On the pulse of a May morning
a brave and startling truth
who knew why the caged bird sings left us
The rock cries out to us
for a phenomenal woman
who taught us to take time out
and lea ...
Posted Thursday, May 29th 2014 at 12:02PM
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Award-winning author, renowned poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou has died.
She was 86.
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines confirmed Angelou was found by her caretaker Wednesday morning.
According to WGHP, Ange ...
Posted Wednesday, May 28th 2014 at 9:41AM
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