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Thomas Beck, Esq
Thomas Beck, Esq. is a Civil Rights Lawyer in Los Angeles who has specialized in Police Misconduct and unlawful Police Brutality cases since 1978. Mr. Beck has tried over 800 cases, completing over 200 Jury Trials. Mr. Beck has been involved in lawsuits with every Police Department in the County of Los Angeles, as well […]
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Caree Harper
Caree Harper, is a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles. She and her team also handle select excessive force cases. Ms. Harper is licensed in the State of California, the U.S District Court in the Central & Southern Districts, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She represents the Kendrec McDade Family, McDade was shot […]
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Jasiri X
Jasiri X, As President of LYRICS Inc. Jasiri successfully navigates communication with youth and adults showing the pros and cons of this growing phenomenon called Hip-Hop. He recently became the first Hip-Hop artist to receive the August Wilson Center for African American Culture Fellowship. Jasiri released his debut album AMERICAN HISTORY X in December of […]
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A nod to D.C.: House OKs Frederick Douglass statue in Capitol
WASHINGTON– The District of Columbia is about to get a bit more respect, if not statehood, with Congress poised to approve the placement of a statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, a one-time district resident, in the U.S. Capitol. The House on Monday voted to add Douglass to the Capitol’s collection of statues, a popular tourist […]
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Shekinah Paradise Shakur
SHEKINAH PARADISE SHAKUR (Left), Maroon Preistess with over 30 years of community service, ranging from the development and implementation of birth and life transformation programs. As a natural healer specializing in blood line traumas and blood line cleansing, Mrs. Shakur worked with underserved populations to undergo Transformational Journeys designed to identify and cleanse past traumas. […]
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L.A. Unified, Union OK System of Evaluating Principals
By Teresa Watanabe For the first time, Los Angeles public school principals will be evaluated under a new system that includes student achievement as one measure of administrators’ effectiveness. Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy announced the one-year agreement with the administrators’ union Tuesday, calling it a “remarkable breakthrough.” The pact, which covers Los Angeles […]
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Friends, family honor Michael Clarke Duncan at memorial service
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Many friends, family and fellow actors shared their memories of Michael Clarke Duncan at a memorial Monday. “The Green Mile” star died on September 3 in Los Angeles after complications from a heart attack July 13. He was 54. There were funny stories told and touching memories of Duncan shared during […]
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Prosecutor in O.J. Simpson Trial Accuses Johnnie Cochran of Tampering with Evidence
By CLAYTON SANDELL (@Clayton_Sandell) Sept. 9, 2012 Seventeen years after the sensational murder trial of O.J. Simpson, the former prosecutor who went up against the ex-football star’s legal “dream team” is now accusing famed defense attorney Johnnie Cochran of evidence tampering. Christopher Darden was a 15-year veteran of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office […]
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A convention without corporate sponsors?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Democratic Party leaders began planning the 2012 national convention, they vowed to put it on without the help of corporations, lobbyists and political action committees who have traditionally helped finance the multi-day extravaganzas, relying instead on small donations to pay for a “people’s convention.” But corporate money maintained a persistent presence […]
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Obama presents larger vision for a second term
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Democratic argument for President Obama‘s reelection boils down to three sentences, each delivered on a separate night of the party’s convention here. On Tuesday, First Lady Michelle Obama subtly depicted Republican nominee Mitt Romney as a candidate whom Americans should not trust. As children, she said, she and the president had […]
