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Johnnie Cochran
Johnnie Cochran was a lawyer, who handled several high profile celebrity cases. He was born on October 2, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He received his Bachelors’ degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1959. Initially selling insurance policies for a living, Cochran soon began
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29
2005
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Opposition leader Mwai Kibaki won the Dec. 2002 presidential election, defeating Mois protégé, Uhuru Kenyatta (term limits prevented Moi, in power for 24 years, from running again). Kibaki promised to put an end to the countrys rampant corruption. In his first few months, Kibaki did initiate
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Rwandan Genocide Fugitive, Felicien Kabuga, Arrested After 25 Years On the Run
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Police Officers Overly Tase Black Man As He Screamed Out For Help In Pennsylvania
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Louisville seeks US review of police killing of Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville officials have now asked the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI to review the police department’s internal investigation of the killing of a Breonna Taylor by officers raiding her home two months
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Louisville seeks US review of police killing of Breonna Taylor
Louisville officials have now asked the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI to review the police department’s internal investigation of the killing of a black woman by officers raiding her home two months
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28
1995
TSD FLASH! - Community in photos, something to ponder and today's music video vibe: Aretha Franklin serenades the Obamas
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15
1961
Hamilton, John Henry “Doc” (1891-1942)
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‘The Eddy’ explores jazz via multiracial Paris on Netflix
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Kenya slum demolition sparks protests amid virus restrictions
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Burundi: Grenade Attack Sparks Fears Over Polls
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In the early morning of February 25, 2020, police in the Manzini region of Swaziland raided the home of Zweli Martin Dlamini, the editor of the privately owned news website Swaziland News, and arrested him, according to media reports and the journalist, who spoke to CPJ via messaging
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2
1989
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Kenya: Kitui Family Recounts How Kin Was Killed By Gunmen Linked to Felicien Kabuga
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Los Angeles men refusing to wear masks at Target allegedly break employee's arm
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21
1987
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