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Homer E. Favor, civil rights activist
Dr. Homer Eli Favor, a retired Morgan State University economist who was an original member of the civil rights activist group whose members called themselves the "Goon Squad," died of heart disease Saturday at the Baltimore-Washington Medical Center. A...
Tags: Baptist, Christianity, Religion and Belief, The New York Times, Justice and Rights
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Editorial: Tales of two counties
Tuesday's decision by the Williamsburg-James City County School Board to lift the suspension of the Jamestown High School student for having a chef's knife in his car was the right one. But the process was flawed on several counts. First, the school...Tags: Elections, Politics, Colonial Williamsburg, Teaching and Learning, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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Virginia Beach NAACP rallies behind Rep. Rigell offshore drilling bill
The Virginia Beach chapter of the NAACP threw its support this week behind federal legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, to lift the moratorium on drilling for natural gas and oil in the state's coastal waters. Rigell's...Tags: Barack Obama, Labor Markets, Scott Rigell, Mark R. Warner, Energy Resources
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Will D. Campbell dies at 88; maverick minister aided integration
The Rev. Will D. Campbell was a poor white boy from Mississippi who preached his first sermon from a pulpit stocked with a Bible from the Ku Klux Klan. But this son of the segregated South — a self-avowed "good ol' boy with crazy ideas" —...Tags: Christianity, Baptist, Religion and Belief, University of Mississippi, Justice and Rights
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Editorials: 'Rev City' expansion, IOW vote
Revving up tourism The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation would like to expand the ticket-only area of Duke of Gloucester Street to accommodate more participants in the popular "Revolutionary City" street theater program. The two-block expansion from...Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Education, The CW (tv network), Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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Isle of Wight School Board votes to request member's resignation over racist emails
ISLE OF WIGHT — The Isle of Wight School Board voted 4-1 Thursday to ask School Board member Herb DeGroft to resign over DeGroft’s sending of racist emails. DeGroft cast the sole dissenting vote. DeGroft said after the meeting that the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Students
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McDonnell eases voting rights restoration process for nonviolent felons
RICHMOND – Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday that he will automatically restore the voting rights of nonviolent felons who have completed their sentences on an individual basis by doing away with the "subjective" application process....
Tags: Trials, Politics, Executive Branch, Mamie E. Locke, Government
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McDonnell announces process to automatically restore the rights of convicted felons
Governor Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday that he will create a process to automatically restore the rights of convicted felons. Here is the complete announcement from the governor's office: RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that he...
Tags: Trials, Justice and Rights, Politics, Executive Branch, Mamie E. Locke
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June Theater, Shows and Concerts
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LASER CONCERT: MICHAEL JACKSON
June 8. Explore the best hits of the pop superstar, highlighted by lasers, stars and other special effects. Popcorn and other refreshments will also be available for purchase. 6:30-7:25 p.m. South Florida Science...Tags: Boca Raton, National Geographic Channel (tv network), The Sound of Music (movie), New River (Broward, Florida), West Palm Beach
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How the death penalty will end: first Maryland, then the nation
The death penalty debate in Maryland is finally over. This spring's decision by the General Assembly to replace the death penalty with life without parole was cemented last week, when right-wing activists failed to muster enough signatures to force the...
Tags: Murder, George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Report: Black drivers more likely to be stopped by police in Missouri than white drivers
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- According to new numbers out from the Missouri Attorney General, black drivers are more likely to be pulled over by police in Missouri than white drivers and that disparity is even greater in Springfield. The report shows white...
Tags: Racism
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Tri-City NAACP hosting clean-up to prepare for building renovation
LEESBURG — The Tri-City NAACP is hosting a cleanup Saturday to help prepare its Carver Heights building for renovation. The association needs volunteers from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to clear debris, mow grass and clean out the building at 1107 Beecher...
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