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UPDATE: Chris Darden Files a Motion to Withdraw from People v. Holder, Eric Holder is Accused of Killing Nipsey Hussle
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UPDATE: Chris Darden Files a Motion to Withdraw from People v. Holder, Eric Holder is Accused of Killing Nipsey Hussle

Sentinel News WireMay 10, 2019

Courtesy photo Chris Darden, the attorney representing the man accused of gunning down Nipsey Hussle said Friday he is withdrawing from the case, citing personal reasons. Chris Darden, a former prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson trial, announced the decision in a Facebook post: “You guys have been awfully good to me and my family. Thank you. I am on my way to appear for the last time in People v. Holder. I filed a Motion to Withdraw from the case. I thought I should tell you, my friends, first & before anyone else. As for my reasons for withdrawing I

Follow up to ‘FBI Aims to Build Relationship with Los Angeles’ Black Community’
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Follow up to ‘FBI Aims to Build Relationship with Los Angeles’ Black Community’

Rev. Dr. James M. Thomas, Pastor of Living Word Community ChurchApril 25, 2019

A few nights ago, I had a terrible nightmare. In my dream, a casual conversation with a law enforcement agent resulted in my employment as an informant. In desperation, I screamed, “Oh no, what have I done? Will I have to kill and sabotage my people now? Black Lives Matter help me! Please get me out of this mess.”

Street Art of Nipsey Hussle in LA Breathes Life into Legacy
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Street Art of Nipsey Hussle in LA Breathes Life into Legacy

Associated Press- JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.April 24, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Along busy highways, on the sides of buildings and inside a school basketball court, more than 50 colorful murals of Nipsey Hussle have popped up in Los Angeles since the beloved rapper and community activist was gunned down outside his clothing store. Some show the rapper gazing into the sky or bowing his head. One has him standing with angel wings. Others include inspiring quotes. The street artists who created the work said they want his legacy to grow and his entrepreneurial spirit to live on. “He wasn’t the biggest star, but I knew his music.

LA Man Wounded Alongside Nipsey Hussle Released from Custody
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LA Man Wounded Alongside Nipsey Hussle Released from Custody

Sentinel News WireApril 21, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a man arrested on a parole violation after being wounded in the Los Angeles shooting that killed Nipsey Hussle has been released from jail. Kerry Lathan had been in custody since being shot March 31 along with the rapper. KABC-TV reports Lathan walked out of LA’s Men’s Central Jail on Saturday. The state department of corrections arrested Lathan for associating with a known gang member — Hussle. But supporters assert Hussle was a former gang member who’d transformed himself into a pillar of the community. Besides, Lathan’s lawyer says, her client just happened to be in

How the Mainstream Media Wasted No Time in Turning Nipsey Hussle’s South L.A. Mourners Into Savages
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How the Mainstream Media Wasted No Time in Turning Nipsey Hussle’s South L.A. Mourners Into Savages

Jasmyne A. CannickApril 12, 2019

A lot of things have changed in Los Angeles over the past two decades but one thing that’s been constant is the presence of street gangs and the violence they inflict. Shootings take place pretty much every day in Los Angeles. They’ve never stopped. People get shot–some live, some don’t. What stopped was the local news reporting on them.
So I was not surprised that there had been a shooting Thursday evening in South L.A.–not Watts–near the intersection of 103rd and Main streets that left four Black people shot and one dead. I was more surprised to actually hear about on the news.