The New York Times and a Mistaken Infant Mortality Trend
How the paper of record used partial data to reach a wrong conclusion on infant death in Mississippi.
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The New York Times and a Mistaken Infant Mortality Trend
How the paper of record used partial data to reach a wrong conclusion on infant death in Mississippi.
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(CNN) — Bobby DeLaughter — the prosecutor who secured the conviction in the infamous Medgar Evers Mississippi murder case — is himself now headed to prison.
It was DeLaughter’s dogged 1994 prosecution and the subsequent conviction of Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith that helped trigger the reopening of dozens of civil rights cold [...]
From consumerfreedom.com~
“The researchers drew the conclusion that the economic crisis may cause families to give up on paying more for healthy food, making fast food the only low-cost option for families. Of course, they conveniently forgot that many healthy foods – like rice, beans, potatoes, and fresh produce – are easily affordable for anyone who [...]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say Mayor Frank Melton is not entitled to a black jury when he’s tried a second time for the destruction of a duplex he considered a crack house.
Melton’s attorneys want a federal judge to reconsider his decision to choose a jury from south Mississippi.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan’s decision [...]
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BET and NewsOne can’t handle the truth
by Duane on August 16th, 2011 at 6:55 amFirst it was theGrio.com’s post in Facebook that questioned if Philadelphia Mayor Nutter went too far in accusing these kids for “damaging their race”. This morning I read in both BET.com and NewsOne an article that simply cannot stomach the fact that Black families that either cannot or simply refuse to control their own kids [...]