• Miscellaneous

    Posted on December 31st, 2008

    Written by William

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    Jena 6 figure tried to commit suicide, police say

    Jena 6 figure tried to commit suicide, police say

    A Louisiana teenager whose 2006 arrest in the racially charged “Jena 6″ assault case drew thousands of protesters tried to commit suicide days after a separate arrest last week, a police report says.
    Mychal Bell, who was arrested last week after allegedly stealing clothes worth $370 from a department store, told investigators he shot himself [...]

  • Politics

    Posted on October 9th, 2008

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    Sharpton and 7 Others Guilty in Sean Bell Protest

    The Rev. Al Sharpton was convicted of disorderly conduct Wednesday for his role in protests following acquittals in the police shooting of an unarmed black man.
    Sharpton and seven others were each sentenced to time served and ordered to pay a $95 surcharge by a New York judge, MNBC-TV reported. In Sharpton’s case, time served amounted [...]