Week In Review

ABOVE PHOTO:  George E. Curry  (Photo insert: Jason Miccolo Johnson) WASHINGTON–The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the loss of longtime black press champion and editor, George E. Curry. He died Saturday at 69. “I am heartbroken to learn that Mr. George Curry has passed. He has been a beacon for so many and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  In this 1991 file photo, New York City Police Department officers scuffle with a protester during a march through the Crown Heights section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. A plan to mark the 25th anniversary of the Crown Heights riot with a family-friendly street festival has drawn criticism from the brother…

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ABOVE PHOTO: George A. Butler, Jr. C.P.P. After 28 years of stellar service to residents and institutions in the Delaware Valley, George A. Butler Jr., C.P.P., announced the closing of the Award Winning, Butler Prestige Photography.  The photography studio, located at 6338 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia, since April 1, 1988, is closing its doors on…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane enters a courtroom at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, in Norristown, Pa., where closing arguments are expected during her perjury and obstruction trial.  (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool) By Marc Levy associated press HARRISBURG, Pa — Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania’s first elected female attorney…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  In this aerial photo, rescue officials and civilians alike work to pull people from their flooded homes along the flooded Tangipahoa River near Amite, Independence, Tickfaw and Robert, Louisiana Saturday, August 13, 2016. (Ted Jackson/Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) By Michael Kunzelman, Melinda Deslatte and Rebecca Santana Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — About…

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ABOVE PHOTO:   Several dozen activists representing Black Lives Matter, Picture The Homeless & NY Revolutionary Club rallied at 1 Police Plaza in New York to mark the conviction of Peter Liang.  (a katz / Shutterstock) Associated Press NEW YORK– New York City has reached a settlement of more than $4 million with the family of…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Marion Christopher Barry, the son of the late former Washington Mayor Marion Barry. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Associated Press WASHINGTON — The son of late District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry has died. Raymone Bain, a spokeswoman for the former mayor’s widow, Cora Masters Barry, said Marion Christopher Barry died early Sunday. He was 36…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Marc Lamont Hill  (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Marc Lamont Matters! Marc Lamont Hill is one of America’s leading intellectual voices. He is currently the host of BET News and VH1 Live, as well as a political contributor on CNN. Hill has received prestigious awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, the Gay and Lesbian…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  This photo taken March 15, 2016, shows a NC Voter ID rules posted at the door of the voting station at the Alamance Fire Station in Greensboro, N.C. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 29, 2016, blocked a North Carolina law that required voters to produce photo identification and follow other rules…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Undated photo of former Miami Dolphins linebacker Antonio Armstrong and wife Dawn. Their 16-year-old has been arrested in the shooting. ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — A former Texas A&M and Miami Dolphins linebacker and his wife were fatally shot at their home in Houston. Their 16-year-old son has been charged with murder. Texas A&M…

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