Week In Review

ABOVE PHOTO:  George Zimmerman. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool, File) NewsOne.com A Twitter account that allegedly belongs to child killer George Zimmerman retweeted an image of Trayvon Martin’s body laying on the wet grass on the night Zimmerman shot him to death, Raw Story reports. Zimmerman, who has been hiding his violence and racism…

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By Jazelle Hunt NNPA WASHINGTON – Black women were murdered at more than double the rate of White women in 2012 and almost all (92 percent) of these women knew their assailant, according a report titled, “When Men Murder Women” by the Violence Policy Center. The annual study, now in its 17th year, “examines FBI…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Ben Carson By Hope Yen Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says Islam is antithetical to the Constitution, and he doesn’t believe that a Muslim should be elected president. Carson, a devout Christian, says a president’s faith should matter to voters if it runs counter to the values and principles…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Opening ceremonies for the World Meeting of Families were led by Archbishop Charles Chaput and Mayor Michael Nutter.  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster)   For the pilgrims at the World Meeting of Families,  finding ways to better connect home and church is the name of the game. By Denise Clay To get to Philadelphia from…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  NBA Hall of Fame center Moses Malone poses for a portrait at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas during the NBA Legends conference in Las Vaegas, Nevada in  2011.  Malone died Sunday morning, September 13, 2015.  He was 60.  (AP Photo/Tom DiPace) By Brian Mahoney associated press SPRINGFIELD, MA–Moses Malone devoured rebounds so easily it sometimes…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Michael Nutter addresses crowd in the backdrop of the historic Divine Lorraine Hotel at last week’s groundbreaking of the $44 million redevelopment project.  In the other photo, curious crowds walk through the hotel.     (Photo Bill Z. Foster) Mayor Michael A. Nutter broke ground on a $44 million redevelopment of the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., participate in a memorial service Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, as the nation marks the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)   By Jonathan Lemire and Jennifer Peltz Associated Press NEW YORK — During years of going to ground zero every…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Freddie’s Gray mother, Gloria Darden, accompanied by Richard Shipley, arrive at Baltimore University to meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in Baltimore, Md. on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, Pool) By Juliet Linderman associated press BALTIMORE — The family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured in police…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  In this photo from circa 1988, Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson clasps hands with his mother, Helen Jackson, during taping of the Phil Donahue show in New York. Jackson told The Associated Press his mother died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015 in her longtime hometown of Greenville, S.C. He says she had been in failing…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  In this video frame grab image from U.S. Senate Television, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., displays a photo of the body of a three year-old Syrian refugee as he urged stronger leadership from President Barack Obama on Syria, on the Senate floor, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 at the Capitol in Washington. McCain stood next…

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