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- Created on 14 May 2013
Father and Son to Walk Together at Morehouse Commencement
On Sunday, Morehouse will celebrate the graduation of more than 500 young men. Of those newly inducted members to the Morehouse brotherhood will be a father and son.
Dorian Joyner, Sr began his matriculation at the all-male liberal arts school back in 1984, but stopped short of finishing in 1988.
Dorian's son, Dorian Joyner, Jr., was a freshman at the college when Dorian Sr. finally decided to come back and finish his degree.
"I said, 'Oh, you're coming back to visit some of your friends?'" Joyner Jr told 11 Alive recalling his father's announcement to return. "And [Dorian, Sr.] said 'no, I'm coming back to be a student.' I said - can you repeat that?"
For the past three years, the two have been learning from and pushing each other.
"We're Morehouse brothers," both Joyners said.
Joyner, Sr plans to attend law school and hopes to become a judge while Joyner, Jr has applied to the Peace Corps, where he plans to work before attending film school.
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NOPD Identify 19-Year-Old Man In New Orleans Mother’s Day Shooting
Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas identified the suspect late Monday as Akein Scott, 19, of New Orleans. Referring to blurry surveillance camera images of the mass shooting, Serpas said police have “multiple identifications of Akein Scott as the shooter” seen in the film.
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Suspects Arrested in Malcolm Shabazz Murder Case
Two waiters at a Mexico City bar will face homicide and robbery charges in the beating death of Malcolm X‘s grandson Malcolm Shabazz, authorities said Monday.
Prosecutors said police were seeking at least two other people believed to have participated in the attack on Shabazz, who was beaten early Thursday in a dispute over a $1,200
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Justice Department Seizes AP Phone Records in Probe
(AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news.
The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for
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- Created on 13 May 2013
NAACP Grants Medgar W. Evers Medal of Freedom Awards
Today the NAACP announced the full list of awardees for the first annual Medgar W. Evers Medal of Freedom Awards. The awards are granted to individuals or groups in each of the NAACP's seven regions who have dedicated their lives and legacies to the cause of civil and human rights.
"These winners are the lifeblood of their communities and of this great Association," stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. "Like Medgar Evers, they are fearlessly on the front line in the fight for justice and equality. Most importantly, they are each inspiring new generations of civil and human rights leaders to carry on their legacy."
The awardees are:
Region 1 (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA, Korea, Japan)
Reverend Amos Brown, San Francisco NAACP President, NAACP Board Member
Region 2 (CT, DE, ME, MA, MS, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, Europe)
Dr. Hazel Dukes, New York NAACP State Conference President, NAACP Board Member
Region 3 (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WV, WI)
William M. Cofield, NAACP Board Member
Region 4 (IV: CO, IA, KS, MN, MO, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY)
Norman Seay, Executive Committee member of the St. Louis City NAACP
Region 5 (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Dr. Warner Dickerson, Memphis NAACP President
Region 6 (AR, LA, OK, NM, TX)
Alfred Rucks, NAACP Board Member
Region 7 (DC, MD, VA)
Gerald Stansbury, Maryland NAACP State Conference President
The Medgar W. Evers Medal of Freedom "honors an individual or group who has demonstrated a lifetime of courage and laid the foundation for present and future leaders in the cause of civil and human rights." The presentation of the inaugural award coincides with the 50th commemoration of the assassination of former NAACP Field Secretary Medgar W. Evers, who gave his life in the fight for voter empowerment, equality and justice.
