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...percent but police brutality in the same time period has increased by 60 percent, and 80 percent of the victims of this police brutality are people of color. Anthony Baez was murdered by the NYPD-he asphyxiated when an officer threw him to the ground in a choke hold after Baez had argued with the police for accosting his brother. The police warned Baez's mother to stay away from the Nation, but she ignored them. "I lost one son, but I gained hundreds," says Baez's mother of the Nation's support after her son's death...

Author: By Erik Beach, | Title: Black and Gold | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...percent but police brutality in the same time period has increased by 60 percent, and 80 percent of the victims of this police brutality are people of color. Anthony Baez was murdered by the NYPD--he asphyxiated when an officer threw him to the ground in a choke hold after Baez had argued with the police for accosting his brother. The police warned Baez's mother to stay away from the Nation, but she ignored them. "I lost one son, but I gained hundreds," says Baez's mother of the Nation's support after her son's death...

Author: By Erik Beach, | Title: CINE MANIC | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...older white cop was twisting my arm, saying 'I'll break your fucking arm.' The other cop had a choke hold on me," Sims said...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Leverett Senior Alleges Racism In Grille Arrest | 4/27/1999 | See Source »

...think the fight was fixed. Because if it was, the fixers did a really bad job. As the World Wrestling Federation has taught me, a good fixed fight starts with two guys yelling at each other and usually involves thrown chairs, a choke hold given by a guy outside the ring and, for reasons I don't understand but kind of enjoy, a screaming, scantily dressed woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boxing Advice from the Hulkster | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...Fair Junior Parents Weekend They'll want to meet your boyfriend. They'll want to hang around your room. By Friday night, you'll want them to go home. Golden State Warriors NBA team ties league record for worst quarter ever, scoring six points. Looks like they can still choke without Latrell. Patrick J. Buchanan Our favorite xenophobe throws his hat in the ring for another run at the white House. You've got to admire his persistence. The editorial board

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Wisdom | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

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