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BLACK CELEBRITIES WE'VE LOST TO AIDS

Global AIDS report shows drops in new HIV cases, AIDS-related deaths By the CNN Wire StaffcnnAuthor = "By the CNN Wire Staff";if(location.hostname.indexOf( 'edition.' ) > -1) {document.write('November 23, 2010 -- Updated 1450 GMT (2250 HKT)');} else {document.write('November 23, 2010 9:50 a.m. EST');}November 23, 2010 9:50 a.m. EST

Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the region most affected by the epidemic, with 69 percent of all new HIV infections, according to UNAIDS.

Regarding the use of pepper spray by officers, the multiagency analysis indicated that its use reduced the probability of injury to suspects by 70 percent. For officers, the use of pepper spray increased the probability of injury by 21 to 39 percent.

She also holds the record for fastest serve in all four Grand Slam tournaments: 2003 Australian Open quarterfinal – 125 mph (201 km/h), 2007 French Open second round, 2008 Wimbledon final, 2007 US Open first round – 129 mph (208 km/h).[12] At Wimbledon in 2008, her average first serve speed was 115 mph (185 km/h) in the quarterfinal, 116 mph (187 km/h) in the semifinal, and 111 mph (179 km/h) in the final.[citation needed]

 The full documentary is available online, free (26+ / 0-) Recommended by: mint julep, kj in missouri, Sychotic1, walkshills, Fabian, capelza, CTPatriot, PsychoSavannah, trashablanca, Dvalkure, 5x5, kurt, Uberbah, Terra Mystica, kimoconnor, Fiona West, allep10, RadioGirl, Adept2u, ozarkspark, flitedocnm, roadbear, mallyroyal, soothsayer99, lightshine, radical simplicity It has been shown twice on FRONTLINE since August. LAW & DISORDER http://www.pbs.org/... Don't be concerned about making the story longer - just refer people to the documentary. It is overwhelming how simply and undramatically the witnesses tell their story and how they were prompted by love to keep investigating what happened to their loved one.

You can listen to the reporter who broke the story talk about the story here. I recommend doing so. It really lays it all out, with photos and other visual guides He talks about Tanner walking him through the event and when he did, years after, his car was still there, tipped over and rusting.

Leaving Court TV, Grace weighs in on Alec Baldwin, Paris Hilton, Star Jones and the network's new directionBy Diane Clehane – May 18, 2007

Does your leaving have anything to do with Star Jones coming on board?We just worked together doing a Law & Order SVU episode for eight straight hours. [Grace and Jones will appear on the show's season finale on May 22]. I got to hang out with her and her husband. We had a great, great day. I had a really good time. We play ourselves. When they first asked me, I thought, 'Good God, I'm not an actress. I will be terrible.' Then they told me I'm playing myself so I said, 'Okay.' I had a wonderful time being with her. I think she's going to be perfect for Court TV. I know people would love to stir something up, but I've been in this contract for three years and the option really ends this summer.

Len Bias – the death that ushered in two decades of destruction

Immediately upon returning from the July 4 recess, Tip O’Neill called an emergency meeting of the crime-related committee chairmen. Write me some goddamn legislation, he thundered. All anybody up in Boston is talking about is Len Bias. The papers are screaming for blood. We need to get out front on this now. This week. Today.

In 1986, the Democrats in Congress saw a political opportunity to outflank Republicans by “getting tough on drugs” after basketball star Len Bias died of a cocaine overdose.

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Danroy Henry Memorial a Requiem for a Young Life Lost 8Comments Say Something » 10/29/2010 7:14 PM ET By Joe Lapointe

Prior to the enactment of federal mandatory minimum sentencing for crack cocaine offenses in 1986, the average federal drug sentence for African Americans was 11 percent higher than for whites. Four years later, the average federal drug sentence for African Americans was 49 percent higher.

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Title I: Anti-Drug Enforcement - Subtitle A: Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Narcotics Penalties and Enforcement Act of 1986 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the threshold quantities and kinds of controlled substances which trigger revised enhanced penalties.

Remarks on Signing the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 &nbsp; October 27, 1986 &nbsp; Well, today it gives me great pleasure to sign legislation that reflects the total commitment of the American people and their government to fight the evil of drugs.

In the video Tha Dogg Pound members are rapping around the Skyscrapers in New York. DJ Pooh produced the song and it never charted. In response to this song East Coast duos Capone-N-Noreaga and Mobb Deep collaborated with Tragedy Khadafi to release a respone song named "L.A., L.A", dissing Dogg Pound members. This song also uses a sample of Grandmaster Flash &amp; the Furious Five's song with the same title.

Day two was cancelled after a drive-by assassination attempt on Snoop Dogg and his entourage failed. The Fruits of Islam provided general security, shielded Snoop Dogg with their own bodies until Snoop could be placed safely in a waiting vehicle and whisked away to avoid a repeated attempt.

Haiti Ruling Ends Wyclef Jean's Run for President Hip hop star Wyclef Jean disqualified from Haiti's presidential race. The Associated Press 15 comments By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press Writers PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti August 21, 2010 (AP)

"Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee's final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same," the former Fugees frontman said in a statement.

Questions remained about whether he will stay involved with the presidential election, perhaps by throwing his support to one of the 19 candidates Haiti's electoral council approved for the Nov. 28 election.

Du was convicted by a jury on Oct. 11, 1991, in connection with the fatal shooting the previous March 16. Karlin sentenced her on Nov. 15 to 10 years in state prison, but suspended the sentence and placed her on five years of probation, on condition that she pay $500 to the restitution fund, reimburse the girl’s family for medical and funeral expenses, and perform 400 hours of community service.

“African-American leaders have called for the community anger generated by Karlin’s ruling to be channeled constructively. Even Karlin expressed a hope that leniency might promote a healing process. But healing won’t be helped along by Reiner’s outburst.

“Reiner called Du’s sentence ‘a stunning miscarriage of justice’ and swore to keep Karlin—a former prosecutor made a judge only a few months ago—from ever trying another criminal case. That is technically possible under a California law that allows attorneys to remove one judge from a case—without an explanation. Reiner said he will order his staff to invoke that privilege every time Karlin is assigned to a criminal case. It’s perfectly legal—but is it wise? Should a jurist be blackballed for one controversial decision?

In many ways, the shooting death of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins on March 16, 1991 by convenience store clerk Soon Ja Du, a Korean immigrant, laid the foundation of anger and resentment that would eventually explode after the King verdict.

"No—don't you know who George Holliday is?" I didn't, actually, until I rolled the name around in my head for a while. Then I realized: George Holliday was the Rodney King videographer. Awakened by sirens just after midnight on March 3, 1991—15 years ago next month—he grabbed his Sony Handycam, stepped out onto the balcony of his Lake View Terrace apartment and captured King's beating by four LAPD officers. The video triggered a media sensation and, after the acquittal of the officers, helped ignite the riots that led to 54 deaths, 2,383 injuries, hundreds of destroyed buildings and more than 12,000 arrests. Back then, George was married and a manager at a big plumbing and rooting company. Now he's twice divorced, self-employed and scraping by. He might have been better off had he stayed in bed that night. After he gave the eight-minute video to KTLA, his name was trumpeted in the newspapers and plastered across television screens and repeated on the radio. (The episode has eerie echoes today with the recent police shooting of a San Bernardino man, caught on tape by a used-car salesman, Jose Luis Valdes.) George received a couple of death threats in the mail—"Be careful when you start your car in the morning," one said; the other was an envelope full of drawings of daggers—and often when people recognized him they'd say: "You're the guy who caused the riots." His first wife left him. "There was a sea of reporters every day," he recalled, sitting at my kitchen table. "Maria didn't even want to leave the house." His second marriage didn't work out either.

When he adds it up, he doesn't see that he got much on the positive side: a few thousand dollars (he wouldn't be specific) from licensing the video to filmmakers, including Spike Lee for "Malcolm X"; plaques from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors and the LAPD; and his name on a Trivial Pursuit card—misspelled as "Halliday." When the LAPD honored him, he met the now-infamous then-chief of police. "Darryl Gates pulled me aside and told me, 'If you ever have any problems, here's my personal direct number.' " George never called.

This year, George will become a U.S. citizen. And he will do something else momentous: He will put a DVD of the video, all eight minutes, on the market. It was the idea of a childhood friend, who is in the television production business. Their plan is to sell the DVD through the friend's website until they find a distributor. They hope the DVD will be of use to educators and students who don't know anything about the King incident. The DVD will have an interview with George, who's still astounded by the incident. "I was thinking, 'What did the guy do to deserve this beating?' I came from a different culture, where people would get disappeared with no due process. Police would pick people up on suspicion. I didn't expect this in the U.S."