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By Kai Wright. Garry Wayne Carriker had a pretty promising life ahead of him. He’d graduated from the Air Force Academy back in 2001 and at age 26 was prepared to graduate from Emory University’s prestigious medical school this past spring. He probably never dreamed he’d instead spend most of the year sitting in an Atlanta jail. But at summer’s end, that’s just where he was, awaiting trial on three counts of a sex-crime that could get him 30 years behind bars. Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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By Tammy Johnson. The deadline for introducing bills for the current legislative session passed last week, and the resolve of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and state legislators will soon be put to the test. Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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By Libero Della Piana. California is one of a growing number of U.S. states that have a majority people of color population. According to the California Department of Finance some 61% of the state will be people of color within six years. Today one-in-four Californians are foreign-born; by 2050 the ratio becomes three-in-four. Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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By Shelana deSilva. Dalvir Sangha is a Sikh postal worker in Sacramento, California. In the atmosphere following the September 11 terror attacks he often felt nervous passing a particular house along his normal route. He had clearly heard someone threatening to shoot him. Then on July 19, 2002 the threat was made real. Full article available on ColorLines here. |
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