Bring That Week Back: May 30
Paul Williams paralyzed in motorcycle crash, plus more.
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Sudan to Pull Troops From Oil-Rich Region - Sudan officials said the country would withdraw its army from Abyei, a disputed border region that contains rich oil fields which has been the source of contention with neighboring South Sudan, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Sudanese officials planned to meet with their South Sudanese counterparts that same day in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for peace talks after the escalation of fighting last month between the two nations. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)
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Boxer Paul Williams Paralyzed in Motorcycle Crash - The former two-time welterweight fighter severed his spinal cord after falling on his back and head when he was thrown from his motorcycle in Atlanta on Sunday. He has lost all movement from the waist down, his manager told the Associated Press. Williams was scheduled to fight Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Man Killed After Face-Chewing Attack - In a bizarre attack, which took place on a busy highway ramp in Miami on Saturday, a naked man gnawed on the face of his victim, also nude, until he was fatally shot by police. The attacker was identified as 31-year-old Rudy Eugene; the victim, who remains in critical condition at a hospital, has not been identified. Police are still looking for witnesses. (Photo: AP Photo/The Miami Herald)
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Barbara Graves Dies at 74 - Barbara Graves, wife of Black Enterprise magazine publisher and founder Earl Graves Sr., passed away early Friday morning after a long battle with gallbladder cancer. She was 74. She is survived by her husband of over 50 years, three sons and eight grandchildren. (Photo: Jemal Countess/WireImage)
Photo By Jemal Countess/WireImage
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The First Lady Goes on the Line - First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a conference call for college students on Thursday detailing what’s at stake for them in the upcoming general election. Specifically, she homed in on the work President Obama has done to double the number of Pell Grants issued and to stem the rising cost of tuition and interest rates for student loans. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Colin Powell Endorses Same-Sex Marriage - Joining President Obama, the NAACP and a slew of celebrities, former Secretary of State Colin Powell acknowledged his support for marriage equality. “I don't see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married under the laws of their state or the laws of the country, however that turns out. It seems to be the laws of the state,” he told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in an interview on May 23. (Photo: Courtesy CNN)
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Radio Pioneer Hal Jackson Dies at 96 - Hal Jackson, who paved the way for African-Americans in the world of radio broadcasting, died Wednesday after a long illness at 96, WBLS reports. Known as the first African-American radio sports announcer, the first African-American host on a national broadcast network and the first Black person inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame, Jackson held several notable milestones. He is survived by his wife, Debi, with whom he hosted “Sunday Classics” on WBLS, his three children and many grandchildren. (Photo: Mychal Watts/WireImage)
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NYPD Falsely Arrests Honor Student - Two New York Police officers tackled Brittany Rowley, a 15-year-old honor student, to the ground and handcuffed her to a bench for three hours because she fit the description of "a Black young lady with braids” suspected of shoplifting at a Brooklyn clothing store. On May 22, Rowley’s father filed a $5.5 million lawsuit against the city and the two officers, alleging false arrest and excessive use of force. (Photo: Courtesy New York Daily News)
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Mother of Mistakenly Deported Teen Brings Lawsuit for Mistaken Identity - Johnisa Turner, whose daughter Jakadrien was mistakenly deported to Colombia last May, filed a lawsuit last Tuesday against United States Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. Authorities said Jakadrien, who had run away from home, maintained her false identity by giving them a fake name that happened to belong to a 22-year-old Colombian woman. Jakadrien’s family has questioned how authorities could have made the mistake since the 15-year-old does not speak Spanish and has no ties to the South American country. (Photo: AP Photo/Mike Fuentes, File)
