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When blacks and Hispanics across the U.S. read recent headlines about the practice of "racial profiling" by state troopers in New Jersey, it didn't strike them as an obscure practice in a far-off state. It sounded like their own experience. They have long believed it's no coincidence that so many of them have been stopped and frisked by police for no apparent reason. African Americans even coined a term for their supposed offense: DWB, for Driving While Black...
...enforcement officials have steadfastly denied that their officers engage in racial profiling. And the practice has been difficult to prove because few police agencies record the race of the drivers they pull over. An important exception came in a study last month by the attorney general of New Jersey, who found that police brass unofficially encouraged state troopers to stop blacks and Hispanics in disproportionate numbers as part of a campaign to increase drug arrests. Two troopers were later suspended and indicted on charges of falsifying records to conceal racial profiling. (They pleaded not guilty.) A judge dismissed charges against...
...needed further proof that it's no fun being a former child star, COREY FELDMAN has provided it for us. In the latest issue of North Jersey's Steppin' Out magazine, Feldman, now 27, shares his unique perspective on fame...
...feeling taking off your college jersey for the last time," Millar said. "I certainly would have liked to make it back to Lake Placid and to the NCAA tournament, but it wasn't in the cards...
Harvard lost five straight matches from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4, including all four of its contests at the Princeton-hosted North/South Invitational. As if shot in the arm by defeat, however, the Crimson recovered from its New Jersey drive by closing the season a respectable...