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...will go to my grave being associated with this case.' MIKE NIFONG, who announced his resignation as Durham County, N.C., district attorney. Nifong headed the prosecution of Duke University lacrosse players who were charged with rape but ultimately had all charges dropped...
...When will African American entertainers and athletes pull their resources together to create a bank where aspiring African American people can submit a business plan to secure a loan? -Terry Jackson in Durham, N.C. You know I love all kinds of activism. I certainly think blacks deserve to have something whether it is affirmative action or an opportunity that should be opened up to them. But at the same time I believe that people of color are not the only poor people in America and all over the world. America has had a hand in putting [black people...
When will African American entertainers and athletes pull their resources together to create a bank where aspiring African American people can submit a business plan to secure a loan? -Terry Jackson in Durham, N.C.You know I love all kinds of activism. I certainly think blacks deserve to have something whether it is affirmative action or an opportunity that should be opened up to them. But at the same time I believe that people of color are not the only poor people in America and all over the world. America has had a hand in putting [black people] in a certain...
...biggest games, though, are still AIDS fundraisers. Once a month, people pack the 800-seat Durham Armory in North Carolina for family-friendly, alcohol-free drag bingo nights led by BVD (bingo-verifying diva) Mary K. Mart. The crowd is about half gay and half straight, and on a typical night, $10,000 is raised for the Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina. In 2002, when the Alliance ran its first game, "we thought that if we got a hundred people and a thousand dollars, it would be a miracle," says John Paul Womble, director of development. The event sold...
...turns out she was lying (or, at the very least, seriously, seriously mistaken). The case crumbled as her story changed—during the investigation, she gave more than a dozen different accounts of her supposed assault. When it became apparent that Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong was completely mishandling the case, Cooper stepped in and cleaned up the mess...