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ME 92 - NUMBER 41 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2013 TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE: irst Moral Monday protester ried found guilty in Raleigh By Michael Biesecker ,EIGH (AP) - The first activist to face trial for be- :sted during this year's mass protests at the North a legislature has been found guilty on all charges. Wake County District Court Judge Joy Hamilton passed her sentence Oct. 4 on defendant Saladin Muammad after a nearly six-hour trial. Hamilton found the retired factory worker from Rocky Mount guilty of misdemeanor charges for trespassing, failing to disperse and violating building rules at a May 13 protest. He was sentenced to pay a $100 fine. Muammad's lawyer, Al McSurely, gave immediate no tice of appeal. Under state law, Muammad. 68, will now have the option of having his case heard in Superior Court before a jury of 12. More than 940 people were arrested during the 2013 legislative session, which saw North Carolina take a sharp rightward turn as Republicans exerted control over the General Assembly and the governor's mansion for the first time in more than a century. The "Moral Monday" protests were organized by the ♦state branch of the NAACP and included a coalition of left-leaning groups opposed to GOP-backed bills they saw as damaging to working people, low income fami lies. public education and the environment. The protests were uniformly no violent, with dozens of people typical ly waiting patiently in line to be arrested and handcuffed by police. So far. only about two dozen protesters have taken Wake District Attorney Colon Willoughby up on his offer to defer prosecution in exchange for community service. Charges against a journalist swept up in the police drag- net were dismissed. (Continued On Page 3) Jordan Reid 4CCU Quarterback Reid med Semifinalist For NFF onal Scholar-Athlete Award AS - Honoring the best and brightest from the college grid- National Football Foundation announced North Carolina niversity senior quarterback Jordan Reid as a candidate for Death of Florida Man Run Over by Police Car Still Worries Family Marion Brown killed by po lice (Photo courtesy of family). President Barack Obama walks across the inter section at 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washing ton, D.C., after grabbing lunch at a nearby sandwich shop. Oct. 4. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidel- Ttents. ndidates also comprise the list of semifinalists for the 2013 /. Campbell Trophy, endowed by sHealthSouth, which rec- ri individual as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the na- 170 semifinalists represent the most ever since 2006 when ncreased the nomination standards to require a minimum e 3.2 GPA. FF Awards Committee will select up to 16 recipients, and ; will be announced via a national press release on Thurs- 31. Each recipient will receive an $18,000 postgraduate p, and they will vie as finalists for the 2013 William V. Trophy. Each member of the 2013 National Scholar-Ath- will also travel to New York City to be honored Dec. 10 : 56th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria ir accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of owerful audiences in all of sports. One member of the class By James Harper Special to the NNPA from the Florida Courier DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The ex-wife of a DeLand. Fla., man who was run over and killed by a local police car in May wants the Volusia County medi cal examiner removed or sus pended for her conclusion that "there was no evidence that he was struck by the vehicle." In an interview. Attorney Ben Crump and his client, Krystal Brown, accused Dr. Marie Her rmann, the medical examiner, ot "professional negligence, at >e announced live at the event as the winner of the William worst intentional deceit ell Trophy. e of High Point, Reid has performed numerous community itiatives, including sleeping outside to raise awareness for less, donating blood to American Red Cross, volunteer- Habitat for Humanity, playing kickball for breast cancer, ing to elementary and middle school students. He is also (-founder of the Adopt-a-Brother program with the Global Academy in Durham. ipus, Reid serves as vice president on the leadership coun- ^CCU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and is a team med On Page 5) Durham Branch ledom Fund Banquet Set Durham Branch NAACP's 39th Freedom Func t will be held. Nov. 1 at p.m. at the Durham Ar- 20 Foster St. fonorees are: Mrs. Margaret Keller and John C ie" Scarborough. III. Special Recognition to: Dr I. Lefkowitz. lote Speaker: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. pres- IC NAACP. Master of Ceremonies Rev. Curtis od. HKonJ Coalition Leader. NC NAACP. icket information call 919- 682-4930 Marlon Brown was run over and killed by Police Officer James Harris during a pursuit on May 8. DeLand is about 15 miles from Sanford, the city that gained global attention in the Trayvon Martin case. Crump is the attorney for Martin's par ents. With advice from Crump, Krystal Brown filed a complaint against Herrmann with the Flor ida Department of Law Enforce ment Medical Examiner's Com mission. The Florida Courier also has learned that the Florida State Conference of the NAACP reached out to Tom Battles with the Department of Justice about the DeLand case. "oeHe is aware of the situa tion and his office is prepared to investigate the death of Marlon," Cynthia Slater said. As first vice president of the Florida NAACP, Slater said she is responsible for providing over sight to the DeLand NAACP, "so 1 have been working with the West Volusia Branch on this is sue since the beginning." In a letter to the Florida De partment of Law Enforcement Medical Examiner's Commis sion obtained by the Courier, Krystal Brown wrote: "I am requesting that the Medical Ex aminer's Commission perform an independent investigation into the circumstances surround ing Marlon Brown's death and whether Dr. Herrmann violated any professional or ethical reg ulations or worse engaged in criminal conduct to conceal the truth about what caused Marlon Brown’s death.” Brown ex-wife is appalled that a high-speed car chase over a possible seat belt violation led to the death of Marlon Brown, the father of her three children. According to a police re port, Volusia County Sheriffs Deputy John Szabo noticed that Brown was driving on May 8 without using a seat belt. Szabo turned on his emergency lights. Brown took off and a chase be gan around 12:36 a.m.DeLand Police Officers Harris and Jus tin Ferrari joined the pursuit of Brown. Along the way, Ferrari abandoned the chase. Harris drove to the left of Fer rari's patrol car and continued the pursuit until Brown abandoned his vehicle and took off running through a vegetable garden. Mrs. Brown and Attorney Crump believe Brown's death was caused by Harris' car run ning him over. (Continued On Page 3) infant mortality rate increases in NC in 2012 RALEIGH (AP) - North Carolina health officials say infant mortality in the state increased for the second year in a row in 2012. The Department of Health and Human Services re leased figures this week showing about 7.4 babies out of every 1,000 live births died before their first birthday in the state in 2012. I he state had a record low infant mortality rate of 7 in 2010, and it increased to 7.2 out of every 1.000 births in 2011. 1 he report finds babies born to African-American mothers are now twice as likely to die than babies born to white mothers. The report also says the number of babies who died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome dropped from 50 in 2011 to 28 in 2012. Online: http://www.schs.state.nc.us/schs/deaths/ ims/2012/ Register To Vote
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