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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

&nbsp;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 &amp; 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.

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.

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

A growing percentage of U.S. households seem to agree that broadband connections have many advantages. Between 2000 and 2001, broadband subscriptions rose over 50%, with an additional 48% growth in 2003. And, the Pew Internet and American Life Project reports that 39% of adult Internet users have broadband access at home.

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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.

Under manager Russell Simmons, Kurtis Blow becomes the first rapper to sign a record deal with a major label.

Sylvia Robinson founds Sugarhill Records and, after hearing a bootleg of The Cold Crush Brothers, decides to put together a rap group called 'The Sugarhill Gang.'

The Sugarhill Gang releases 'Rapper's Delight.' Built on a sample of Chic's disco hit 'Good Times' and written by Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers, it goes on to become hip-hop's first hit and mainstream America's first exposure to rap music.

H.R.3162 Title: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001

Ten years after the story of Amadou Diallo stirred people around the world to the cause of racial injustice, the Amadou Diallo Foundation continues to promote racial equality and enhance community-police relations. As an organization concerned about the struggles of peaceful communities confronted with violence by those who wield power, the Foundation is shocked and appalled over the savage assault perpetrated by the military junta of Conakry, Guinea upon its own people, and stands with the rest of the international community in condemning the attacks.

Hawkins' killing was the third killing of a black man by mobs in New York City during the 1980s; the other two victims being Willie Turks who was killed on June 22, 1982 in Brooklyn and Michael Griffith who was killed in Queens on December 20, 1986. The incident uncorked a torrent of racial tension in and around New York City in the ensuing days and weeks, culminating in a protest march through the neighborhood led by the Reverend Al Sharpton.

Yusef Hawkins (also spelled as Yusuf Hawkins, March 19, 1973 - August 23, 1989) was a 16-year-old African American youth who was shot to death on August 23, 1989 in Bensonhurst, a heavily Italian American working-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

BET Awards get record ratings thanks to Michael Jackson 6:27 pm June 30, 2009, by Rodney Ho Sunday night’s BET Awards drew 10.7 million viewers, the most ever for a cable awards show

Celebrities Who Helped After Hurricane Katrina

Jackson, who died last month aged 50, once said his own funeral would be the "greatest show on earth" and he would not have been disappointed as music royalty turned out at a memorial service for the "King of Pop".

January 13, 2010 Haiti earthquake: timeline of recent quakes and tsunamis around the world

December 26, 2004: A 9.1-magnitude undersea quake off the coast of Sumatra island triggers a tsunami that kills 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean, including 168,000 in Indonesia

October 8, 2005: A 7.6-magnitude quake kills more than 75,000 people, most of them in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province and the Pakistani-administered zone of Kashmir state. Some 3.5 million are displaced