NPR: NOLA Cop Acquitted, Africans Hopeful for Future

NOLA Cop Acquitted, Africans Hopeful for Future

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Associated Press: Judge Acquits New Orleans Cop in Videotaped Beating -- "A former police officer accused in the videotaped beating of a man in the French Quarter after Hurricane Katrina was acquitted Tuesday by a judge who heard the case without a jury. 'I didn't even find this a close call,' said District Judge Frank Marullo."
Plus: Doctor Cleared in Katrina Hospital Deaths

The New York Times: Africans Are Wary but Hopeful, Poll Shows -- "Despite a thicket of troubles, from deadly illnesses like AIDS and malaria to corrupt politicians and deep-seated poverty, a plurality of Africans say they are better off today than they were five years ago and are optimistic about their future and that of the next generation, according to a poll conducted in 10 sub-Saharan countries by The New York Times and the Pew Global Attitudes Project."

Reuters: Oprah Tops List of Highest Paid TV Stars -- "Oprah Winfrey, host and supervising producer of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' earns an estimated $260 million a year, according to a list in TV Guide magazine's July 23 issue."

The Baltimore Sun: Magic Johnson to Receive New Freedom Award -- "Former NBA star Magic Johnson leads the list of people named yesterday as recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum's annual Freedom Awards. Also named were historian John Hope Franklin and Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf."

Geoffrey Bennett

11:48 AM ET | 07-25-2007 | permalink

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I'm glad to see life on the continents getting better. I just wish we showed that type of thing on television in the states. I've met quite a few Africans who wish the continents was shown in a better light.

Sent by Brandon | 5:23 PM ET | 07-25-2007

NOLA Cop Acquitted.

I really don't know what to make of our justice system anymore where the rich and powerful get a pass to the demise of the poor and defenseless. Was this judge blind? Did he watch the same video millions of Americans watched with a sick stomach after the Government failed New Orleans residents after Katrina? When would he have found this case "a close call?" I guess a man beaten beyond recognition by the very people called to "serve and protect" him is not close enough. And if the senseless beating is not a "close call" in the eyes of this judge; I'm scared to think of what is.

Sent by Moji | 6:18 PM ET | 07-25-2007

I have no issue with a hot ghetto mess or we can do better, we as African Americans can do a lot better.... its a shame that our people did not know that at least one supreme court judge is black, and the naacp stands for the national assoc advancement of colored people. Your own Harvard educated host didn't know that one of the seven wonders of the world is in Africa! The pyraminds of Giza Farai!
Yes we can do a lot better!

Sent by Mike H | 9:55 AM ET | 07-26-2007

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