PONTIAC, Mich.�The case of a 13-year-old boy convicted as an adult for
second-degree murder has rekindled debate about how to handle troubled
youngsters.
Protests continue against zero
tolerance school policy
CHICAGO�As the Rev. Jesse Jackson
wages a high profile fight for students expelled from an Illinois school
district for fighting, a Black education group said the "zero
tolerance" policy that got the students kicked out disproportionately
hurts Blacks.
U.S. resistant to World Conference
on racism
NEW YORK�The United Nations will hold a "World Conference Against
Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Intolerance" in South
Africa in the summer of 2001. But human rights groups accuse the U.S.
Government of ignoring human rights violations in this country and that the
Clinton administration does not plan to fully participate in the preparatory
agenda for the conference.
Minister
Farrakhan
Meets
The Press INTERVIEW
In a much talked about interview,
the Honorable Louis Farrakhan appeared April 13, 1997 on NBC television's
"Meet the Press." He was questioned on a number of topics by
NBC's Tim Russert and David Broder.
LONDON (IPS)�The United Kingdom has significantly reduced the
value of its arms sales abroad, but continues to sell weapons to
countries that are involved in internal repression and regional
wars, non governmental groups here say.
Women big losers
in drug war, report finds
WASHINGTON�Kemba Smith is a perfect example. So are Tonya Drake and
Monica Clyburn. All were caught up in a life that involved drugs. They
were at the wrong place at the wrong time, and when all was said and done
they were facing jail time.
