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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...story of these young men needed to be told. To put their plight in context, White spoke with a dozen scholars who have studied the under class and drew on his own firsthand knowledge as well: "Some of the guys I went to high school with are in jail now. Some have been strung out on drugs. Some have been killed. It is all the more depressing because many others have joined the growing class of black professionals who enjoy unprecedented opportunities in America. Every time I see one of the fellows who got left behind, I think that there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From the Publisher: Dec. 1, 1986 | 12/1/1986 | See Source »

Five additional protesters, including Amy Carter, a Brown University student and daughter of former President Jimmy Carter, were arrested after sitting in front of the buses carrying the building-occupiers to jail...

Author: By Benjamin Waldman, | Title: 51 Activists Arrested at UMass | 11/26/1986 | See Source »

...punished. One would think that Dennis Levine, who "pushed the domino over" for Boesky when he was busted for insider trading to the sum of $12.5 million, would be a portrait of leniency when compared to Boesky's case. Levine is now awaiting sentencing which could place him in jail for 25 years...

Author: By William H. Berkman, | Title: Getting Away With Murder | 11/26/1986 | See Source »

Ivan faces a felony charge too, but it can only burden him with five years in jail. Does more money mean a lighter sentence? More likely, Ivan continued his dealings, "knocking the domino over" on someone else as of yet unannounced...

Author: By William H. Berkman, | Title: Getting Away With Murder | 11/26/1986 | See Source »

Boesky may have to go to jail. But in all likelihood his biggest trouble may come from coping with a societal snub, when he will have to resign from prestigious boards and clubs. But even this will probably be short-lived, as money always seems to make friends and influence people...

Author: By William H. Berkman, | Title: Getting Away With Murder | 11/26/1986 | See Source »

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