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Groups Challenge Disparate Punishment Under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature Law

February 17, 2011
Groups Challenge Disparate Punishment Under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature Law People Convicted Under Archaic Statute Forced to Register as Sex Offenders for 15 Years to Life February 16, 2011 – Today, attorneys filed a federal civil rights suit in New … Continue reading read more »
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New Study: 95% of HIV Positive Don't Transmit HIV

December 4, 2008
Even though we’ve talked over the last year about the new HIV infections rate (incidence) in 2006, I haven’t given any thought to the issue of transmission-how many people actually transmit HIV to an HIV negative person every year? And … Continue reading read more »
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Shock of The Week: Remy Ma Gets 8 Years

May 13, 2008
The hip-hop world had better get it together. Fame and celebrity will not protect your ass from the prison if you’re Black. Wesley Snipes just learned that lesson (OK so he’s not a hip-hop star, but he’s Black and he’s … Continue reading read more »
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