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Life of General Gordon Baker, Jr. celebrated in Detroit
May 29, 2014The life of General Gordon Baker, Jr. was celebrated with a huge outpouring of many hundreds this past Saturday.
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Texas Republicans continue to go for off-the-grid right-wingers
May 28, 2014Texas completed its Democratic and Republican primary elections on May 27. Unlike the results in other states, "tea party" far-right Republicans triumphed in most of the contests.
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Author, poet, activist Maya Angelou dies at age 86
May 28, 2014Angelou, a Renaissance woman and cultural pioneer, died Wednesday morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, her son, Guy B. Johnson, said in a statement.
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National forum on police crimes calls for civilian police accountability councils
May 28, 2014In response to a national epidemic of police and vigilante killings, a two day "National Forum on Police Crimes" took place in Chicago, May 16-17.
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Los Angeles gears up for a month against torture
May 28, 2014In a world where we sometimes feel overwhelmed by tragedy, the best antidote to helplessness is to get out and do something, be with people, and imagine a better future.
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