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Jury deliberations for accused former squeegee worker begin in Baltimore

By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The packed courtroom inside of the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse in Baltimore could only be likened to judgment day, as counsel on […]

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