VOL. 52, NO. 33 • JUNE 1 - 7, 2017
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Slain Bowie State Student Celebrated at Funeral Service
Ben Jealous Enters Race for MD Governor
By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill Hundreds of family, friends and fellow soldiers packed an Upper Marlboro church Friday to mourn and salute Richard W. Collins III, the 23-year-old Bowie State University student who was fatally stabbed in what authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. During the funeral service at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, Collins was remembered for his athletic and academic prowess and leadership skills, as well as for being on the cusp of a
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5 Former NAACP president, Ben Jealous, is making a run for MD governor. /Courtesy photo
5 Members of the Bowie State University Army ROTC carried the 5 Richard W. Collins III
casket of 2nd LT. Richard W. Collins lll. from the First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, MD following his homegoing service Saturday, May 26. /Photo by Travis Riddick
The Trial of Bill Cosby Set to Begin on Monday By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
5 Mayor Bowser kicked off DC’s 2017 summer outdoor pool season at Banneker Recreation Center in Northwest on May 25. /Photo courtesy of Khalid Naji-Allah for the Office of the Mayor
The sexual assault trial of comedian Bill Cosby is set to begin Monday in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, after three days of jury selection in Pittsburgh that produced a panel of seven white men, three white women, a black man and a black woman. An alternate panel of six features four white men, a black man and a black woman. While the jury selection process had its share of high drama and even some comedic moments that also caused the famous comedian to break out in laughter, it appeared
that everyone took time outside of the proceedings to enjoy the Steel City. Judge Steven O'Neill, who will preside over the trial, jogged and exercised around town while several of the attorneys dined and enjoy beverages at a restaurant and bar at the Omni Hotel where the judge, members of the defense team and prosecutors all choose to spend the week. Cosby didn't stay in Pittsburgh, instead the comedian flew on a private jet back and forth each day from his Philadelphia home — an aide to the star said Cosby didn't
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Revamped Policy for Missing Youths Near Completion By Tatyana Hopkins WI Staff Writer D.C. officials said the city is roughly halfway through implementing its plan to combat the scourge of missing children and keep District youths safe, just weeks after Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the launch of the initiative. So far, as outlined in the initial plan, the number of officers with the Metropolitan Police Department's Youth and Family Services Division assigned with locating
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