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Actor/ stand-up comedian Bill Cosby (C) and his publicists Ebonee Benson (L) and Andrew Wyatt (R) speak to the press at the Montgomery County Courthouse during the fourth day of his retrial for sexual assault charges on April 12, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. A former Temple University employee alleges that the entertainer drugged and molested her in 2004 at his home in suburban Philadelphia. More than 40 women have accused the 80 year old entertainer of sexual assault. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)
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Attorney’s Complaint on Behalf of Bill Cosby is Rejected

by WI Guest Author November 15, 2018October 31, 2020

While comedian Bill Cosby continues to languish inside the walls of a Pennsylvania prison, the comedian is receiving unexpected support from the outside.

O.J. Simpson granted parole on July 17, 2017. /Courtesy photo
Posted inNational, News

O.J. Simpson Granted Parole in Nevada

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown July 20, 2017October 31, 2020
Families and friends join the graduates on the stage to take a group photo. (Briahnna Brown/HU News Service)
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Effort to Halt Prison Revolving Door Loses Funding

by WI Guest Author November 3, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inColumnists, Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

Legalized Torture of Prisoners

Julianne Malveaux by Dr. Julianne Malveaux May 18, 2015October 30, 2020
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