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Marcellus Williams & Travis Mullis: The Death Penalty in Black and White
Marcellus Williams (L) and Travis Mullis (R) On Tuesday, within an hour of one another , two men were put to death by the states of Missouri and Texas. One was a black man that was convicted for the 1998 stabbing of a 42-year-old white female journalist, but whose case had such questionable evidence that the St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney recently submitted a joint motion with the defense counsel to overturn a court decision to reject the defendant's appeal. The other was a
Danyahel Norris
Sep 26, 20246 min read
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Tyre Nichols, A Tiring Reminder of the Need to Reform the Culture of Policing in America
On January 7th, Tyre Nichols was pulled over by Memphis police, pulled from his vehicle, beaten, tased, chased, beaten again, and three...
Danyahel Norris
Feb 3, 20233 min read
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Amir Locke: Hopefully the Straw That Will Cause a Major Break in No-Knock Warrant Policies
Early Wednesday morning, February 2, 2022, police entered an apartment, where Amir Locke was on laying on the couch wrapped in a blanket....
Danyahel Norris
Feb 6, 20225 min read
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Top 10 Things and Reflections of 2021
Over the last few weeks, I've done a top 10 happenings for the week on Fridays. Since this Friday also ends the year, I decided that a...
Danyahel Norris
Dec 31, 20214 min read
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Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted: The Latest Encouragement to Vigilantes Everywhere
Yesterday a jury issued an acquittal in the Kyle Rittenhouse case. For those unfamiliar with the case, it revolves around the events from...
Danyahel Norris
Nov 20, 20214 min read
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The Case of Julius Jones and the Ongoing Issues of the Death Penalty
Yesterday, 4 hours and 13 minutes before his scheduled execution, Julius Jones' sentence was commuted by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Although Jones life has been spared, his case brings the issues with the death penalty back into the public discussion. Here are my reflections on the Jones case and the death penalty in general. The Facts of the Jones Case On July 28, 1999, Paul Howell was murdered outside his parents' h
Danyahel Norris
Nov 19, 20216 min read
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Reflections on Getting Robbed at Gunpoint
Wednesday night, while at a gas station on the way home with the family, I got robbed at gunpoint for my wallet and cell phone. Part of...
Danyahel Norris
Jun 25, 20218 min read
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