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By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent Just as they did during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, the July 20 demonstrations in more than 100 cities around the nation to protest the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman on charges that he murdered 17-year-old Trayvon Martin,
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Woman, 18, Raped in Howard Univ. Classroom
An 18-year-old woman was raped at Howard University after her assailant snatched her from the street and dragged her into a building and then into a classroom, authorities said. The Rev. Michael Walrond, The attack occurred about 8 a.m. on July 22. The name of senior pastor at First the victim was not released. Authorities said the woman was Corinthian Baptist Church at Howard participating in a non-campus program. Police have in Harlem, at a press stepped up patrols on and around campus. conference in front of Students have been devastated by the turn of events. They Justice Department. took to social media to express their concern and outrage. “this is sick,” said capris0n on Instagram. Continued on A3 many ministers were in “Guess I’ll be needing a the forefront of protests at tazer,” said lucidjadeing. federal buildings in their “I really feel some kind communities. of way talking about this,” They started off by Howard graduate Cresent standing with the Rev. Al Haynes told Fox 5 News. “I’m Sharpton who announced glad I have my glasses on plans to contest “Stand Your because I could actually start Ground” laws in Florida and crying. This is too much. It’s 28 other states. More than 20 just too, too much.” Black clergy leaders joined The sexual assault was Sharpton last week in front of the second violent episode on Continued on A5 or near the campus in recent weeks. On July 4, Howard student Omar Sykes was fatally shot in a robbery just off campus. Five hundred people attended a memorial service for the senior. Authorities said they notified students via a campus e-mail alert system. But Kelsey Tisdale, 20, a junior, said she has not set up the program to receive the alerts. “I saw it on Instagram,” said Tisdale, who is attending classes on campus this summer. Tisdale said the incident “shocked” her, but it has not made her afraid to be on campus. She said a girl was raped last year in an all-girls dorm for underclassmen on Courtesy photo the corner of 4th and Bryant Although junior Kelsey Tisdale is not a crime victim, she said Howard, like any other streets, NW. urban college, cannot prevent violence. Photo by Freddie Allen/ NNPA News Service
Trayvon Martin Case Fuels Anxiety for Black Moms
D.C. Police Investigate Two Double-Homicides in Four Days in Ward 7
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Denise Green has been celebrating her son’s birthday on July 26 without him for the last four years. Her son, Joseph Taylor, died after bullets intended for someone else pierced his shoulder and struck behind his ear at a Baltimore intersection in November 2009. People still pack annual memorials held on the anniversaries of Taylor’s birth and death, just as they filled the church for his home-going service. Because her son was such a giving person, Green
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a pair of double homicides in the Sixth District that occurred four days apart. The victims include a brother and sister. The first incident occurred about 11:39 p.m. July 17 in the 300 block of Ridge Road SE. Officers assigned to the Sixth District Patrol Support Team who were in the area heard gunshots and responded. Upon investigation, they found three men who had been shot. One man, later identified as Anthony Chase, 19, of Southeast Washington, was located in the 100 block of Ridge Road SE. He had been shot several times and emergency personnel determined that he had already died by the time they arrived. He was taken to the D.C. Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy. Also located at the scene was Eric Leeper, 27, of Southeast Washington, who was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. He later died. A third man was admitted to a local hospital in stable condition. He is recovering from his injuries. The second double-homicide occurred on July 20 in the 5300 block of East Capitol Street NE. Police who responded to a call for two people shot located a man and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were unconscious. The woman was taken to a local hospital, where she later died. The man, who was dead at the scene, was taken to the medical examiner’s office, where an autopsy was ordered. Police identified the woman as Jamie Jenkins, 28, of Southeast. The man was identified as Jamahl Jenkins, 21 also of Southeast, police said. A vigil for the four victims held on July 22 drew more than 100 people. Mourners included Mayor Vincent Gray and Ward
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Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, attends a ”Justice for Trayvon” rally in New York, July 20. By Yanick Rice Lamb Special to the AFRO
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“A D.C. local made his way into the dorm, which is called the Annex, and into one of the girl’s rooms,” she said. “He raped her. Ironically, it was a Caucasian girl. He had a knife.” She said after the incident, the dorm limited visitors. Tisdale said she feels that Howard, like any other urban campus, cannot prevent violence. She said she and her friends take precautions, such as walking in groups on campus whenever possible, and watching to make sure they are not being followed. She is also planning to buy a taser shaped like a lipstick. “I’m not scared, but the story made me want to get on
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In this Oct. 18, 1969 photo Emile Griffith, right, battles welterweight champion Jose Napoles in a title fight at the Forum in Los Angeles.
Emile Griffith, Elegant Boxing Champ, Dies at 75 By Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer
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Inside the smaller theater at Madison Square Garden about five years ago, shortly before a world title fight, Emile Griffith was introduced one more time to the crowd. He rose shakily from his seat, waved ever so briefly and then sat down. The applause kept going. Revered in retirement perhaps more than during his fighting days, Griffith died Tuesday at 75 after a Continued on A3