Word: diallo
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Williams said the meeting was the continuation of cooperative efforts begun last year among black student groups. The most visible show of cooperation came after the Amadou Diallo shooting in February...
Ecleftic boasts cameos from country star Kenny Rogers and pro wrestler the Rock. A Marley-ish protest song about police brutality (Diallo) is balanced by a lighthearted tribute to marijuana (Something About Mary). Along the way, there's a sexy duet with hip-hop soul singer Mary J. Blige (911) and a nostalgic, rap-infused cover of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. The CD's most striking song, however, may be its first, Where Fugee At, a blunt call for Wyclef's bandmates to come back together: "Lauryn, if you're listening/Pras, if you're listening/Give...
...STATE TROOPER Bruce Springsteen's historically amicable relationship with law enforcement took a turn for the worse after The Boss brought up the Amadou Diallo episode in a new song he performed live last week in New York City. But 41 Shots/ American Skin isn't his first tune to bring up the police...
There are plenty of possible explanations, and no absolutes. One popular theory, vehemently denied by the commissioner himself, is that the police were told to keep their distance during Sunday's festivities; the last thing this department needs, in the wake of the police shootings of Amadou Diallo and Patrick Dorismond, is another well-publicized confrontation with minorities...
...Undergraduate Council passes a bill condemning police brutality and supporting student efforts to call attention the Amadou Diallo verdict. Representatives debate whether the council should be discussing national issues like police brutality in the first place...