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Volume 85 | Number 50
OCTOBER 13, 2016 |FREE
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OPINION DONALD TRUMP political agenda is insulting
P8 ENTERTAINMENT AVA DUVERNAY tackles mass incarceration
P9 SPORTS DAK PRESCOTT moves to Cowboys’ top spot?
P10 TOP EVENTS
SPECIAL EDITION
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Garnet Coleman
Kedrick Brown
State Rep. Garnet Coleman talks about the latest developments in the lawsuit against the Harris County jail system, which claims the jail unfairly incarcerates poor defendants.
Local actor Kedrick Brown is making national waves in the entertainment industry. Read about his latest film, “Surving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le” and find out how he hopes to help Hollywood come to Houston.
discusses bail lawsuit
shines bright
Rev. William Lawson & Cheryl Lawson at the Real Role Models gala.
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