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What Would Be Gained by the Execution of Terry Williams?

David A. Love | Posted 11.17.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Supreme Court, Pennsylvania, Child Abuse, Human Rights, Crime, European Union, Death Penalty, Tom Corbett, Philadelphia, Sexual Abuse, Civil Rights, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Black Voices Blogs, Black Voices News
David A. Love

A star athlete and a freshman at Cheyney University when he was convicted, Terry Williams was an exploited victim of violence, leaving a devastating impact on his emotional and psychological development. Executing him will only continue a vicious cycle of violence.

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The Wonders Of Laughter - Eddie Griffin

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 11.12.2012 | Black Voices
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Myrdith Leon Mccormack

I don't know if I would let a young child enjoy his form of entertainment, but I would definitely encourage older, more mature, educated audiences to enjoy Eddie Griffin. I know I did.

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The New Deal: Designed for Jim Crow

Richard Lyon | Posted 11.10.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Racism, Jim Crow, New Deal, Black Voices Blogs, Black Voices News
Richard Lyon

Major pieces of new deal legislation were deliberately structured in ways to make them racially exclusionary in practice. The south as a whole was the region that received the greatest economic benefit from the new deal.

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