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Health

Best & Brightest: Desire to Help Others Set Baltimore Native on Path to Achievement

By the time Edward Murray Jr. graduated from high school, he had witnessed a lot for his 18 years — the drowning of his niece and the demise of several family members who had succumbed to substance abuse and crime.

July 16, 2009

STEM

Law Professor: Criminal Justice Reform Begins With Jury Nullification

Paul Butler, a professor of law at George Washington University and former Washington prosecutor, said Wednesday, that jurors should use their power to be change agents against the dysfunctional policies of the criminal justice system.

July 1, 2009

LGBTQ+

Holder Urges New Hate Crimes Law

Attorney General Eric Holder said this week that recent killings show the need for a tougher U.S. hate crimes law to stop “violence masquerading as political activism.”

June 17, 2009

Home

Another ‘Black Man Did It’ Hoax Sparks Outrage

It’s an old lie, claiming that “The Black Man Did It.”

June 1, 2009

Home

Ga. Professor Suspected in Shootings Leaves No Trail

A college professor suspected in the shooting deaths of his wife and two men outside a community theater has not used his cell phone or credit card, leaving few traces as authorities searched for him Sunday.

April 26, 2009

Home

University of Chicago to allow co-ed dorm rooms

CHICAGO (AP) – The University of Chicago is joining a nationwide trend of allowing male and female students to live not just on the same dorm floor, but in the same dorm room. The school sent a letter out to parents last week informing them of the decision. The school says it was a student-led […]

December 22, 2008

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Teenage suspect in NY hate crime loses plea deal

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – One of seven teenagers accused in a fatal attack on a Hispanic immigrant has been told a plea deal he made in a previous burglary conviction is now off the table. Christopher Overton pleaded guilty to burglary in a May 2007 incident, in which a 38-year-old East Patchogue (PACH’-awg) man was killed […]

December 10, 2008

Home

More Than Half Of Campus Hate Crimes Involve Race

Bill includes provision that requires more reporting by colleges and universities.

November 24, 2008

Students

Obama election spurs race crimes around country

Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting “Assassinate Obama.” Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.

November 17, 2008

Students

Shooting at Ark. University Kills 2, Wounds 1

CONWAY, Ark. The head of the University of Central Arkansas said Monday that campus was safe after a shooting left two students dead and a third person wounded. Police said the killings did not appear to be acts of random violence and that there was no remaining threat on the 12,500-student campus. Police said they […]

October 26, 2008

HBCUs

Neb. university releases details on Ayers threats

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A memo providing details of angry communications from people furious about the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s invitation to former radical William Ayers says the threats of violence and protests included veiled threats to kill him. Psychology associate professor Mario Scalora, who is on the university threat assessment team, said in the memo […]

October 23, 2008

Students

Obama Effigy Found Hanging From Ore. Campus Tree

Officials of a small Christian university say a life-size cardboard reproduction of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was hung from a tree on the campus, an act that outraged students and school leaders alike.

September 25, 2008