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Source: Your Black World
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DNA From 1993 Killing Found to Be Linked to Someone Else Other Than the Black Man Who Was Executed in the Case
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A New Hearing Could Free a Kansas City Man Who's Been in Prison for 40 Years • EBONY
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Man Who Reversed His Wrongful Conviction And Became Lawyer, is Running for NYC Mayor
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