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AG vows thorough review in Trayvon Martin case
Category: National Written by Associated Press
by Pete Yost
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the killing of Trayvon Martin if it finds evidence that a federal criminal civil rights crime has been committed.
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| ACTION PROMISED— Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the killing of Trayvon Martin if it finds evidence that a federal criminal civil rights crime has been committed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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This Week In Black History
Category: National Written by Robert N. Taylor
Week of April 11 to 17
April 11
April 11
1948—On this day Jackie Robinson signs the contract which would officially make him the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball. Robinson became a symbol of pride for Blacks as well as a star player. However, the admitting of Blacks into major league baseball helped bring about the demise of the old Negro Baseball League whose teams had become major economic institutions in cities throughout the nation.
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Report: Republicans, Whites say Trayvon Martin story getting too much coverage
Category: National Written by NNPA News Service
(NNPA)—The killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin story has been a fixture on national newscasts and headlines for a month, but a majority of Republicans and Whites believe there has been too much coverage of the story, a new report found.
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TRAYVON MARTIN
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Attorneys say Zimmerman is isolated, stressed out
Category: National Written by Associated Press
by Kyle Hightower and Mike Schneider
Associated Press Writers
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is said to be losing weight and suffering from high levels of stress from the intense public scrutiny he is under, his former lawyers said. Meanwhile, a special prosecutor said she will soon make an announcement in the case and the nation's attorney general vowed separately to take action if evidence warrants it.
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GEORGE ZIMMERMAN
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Mich. teacher: I was fired over Trayvon fundraiser
Category: National Written by Associated Press
DETROIT (AP)—A Michigan teacher says she was fired for encouraging her students to organize a fundraiser for the family of Trayvon Martin, a Florida teenager shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer.
Brooke Harris said Tuesday she's confused by her dismissal last month from Pontiac Academy for Excellence Middle School.
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