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Police: Former Cop Picked Up Prostitutes While On Duty

"It doesn't matter that these victims are prostitutes and have criminal histories," he said. "Their statements will be impeached, and that has to be taken into consideration, but the officer's past will be examined as well, and it doesn't sound like a stellar one." "Officer [Genome Steven Wright] told [[Lauren Kalb]] that if she did not perform oral sex on him that he would arrest her. When she still hesitated, he removed his service weapon and pointed it at her head and said that he would ki...

Darfur Survivor Participates in Nsu Panel

"After the tragedy in 2003, I was forced to leave the university simply because I'm from Darfur, so I came here to the United States," he said. "The government targets those who have an education in Darfur: Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D. - all of us. Some people call us Darfurians." "They're good for the time being," he said. But people in refugee camps "don't have money, they don't have shelter. They need safety, security. Most of the refugee camps are the only way you can survive. ... The gove...

Health Panel to Raise Prostate-Cancer Awareness

FORT LAUDERDALE - Broward Health and the Urban League of Broward County's Young Professionals Network are sponsoring "An Evening of Black Health" at Broward General Medical Center on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Fifty-year old John Bullock discovered that he was among that population. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in May 2008. The diagnosis left the married father of two "devastated," he said. "In a way, I didn't believe [the doctor] because other than the first episode, I wasn't sick," said B...

Trina 'Raps' On Aids Awareness in South Beach

"You can expect a brand new [Rapper Trina]," she excitedly told the South Florida Times. "I'm going to bring out my alter ego this album. Her name is Victoria B., and she's 'Amazin'. She's fierce. She does all the things Trina is afraid of doing! I believe every woman has an alter ego that comes out from time to time." "I usually celebrate my birthday at some club and I can never really enjoy myself, so this year I wanted to put something together that would be more meaningful by actually giv...

Men Preach Organic Lifestyle On Bike Tour

"You must commit to something so magnificent, failure is guaranteed unless you depend on God," said Chad Cherry, one of the company's founding members and the self-proclaimed "Big Mouth" of the crew. "We need rolling donations to keep the events fee for the community, to cover costs of food and supplies, to have more impact," Cherry said. "We want to have touched 70,000 people by the end of this tour." Daniell "Danni" Washington, founder and CEO of the Big Blue & You Foundation, spoke on ...

Millions Sought for Gospel Complex

"These monies are needed for the land purchase, architectural drawings and renderings," [Albert Tucker] said. "And we intend to have it by December 31." "Traditional training within our school systems just does not work," Tucker said. "The complex is also about the arts and entertainment, not just gospel, although that is a large part." U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings described the current financial climate as "recessionary," and said, "it is critical that we support the project. It's going to take ...