Mandela buried in Qunu as South Africa mourns loss
Nelson Mandela was laid to rest in Qunu after a state funeral attended by relatives, African leaders, celebrities and 4500 mourners. The service featured a 21 gun salute and The Last Post as Mandela was interred near his children’s graves on a hillside between his homestead and a highway.
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Nelson Mandela
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Qunu
South Africa
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African National Congress
John Kunene
Soweto Home For the
Soweto Township
Johannesburg
Mentoring program teaches communication in Lorain schools
In New Beginnings Academy, Frank Whitfield of 100 Men of Lorain County outlines key communication forms to seven middle school students. The program, at 3200 Clinton Ave, serves about 125 students in grades 5-12 as part of a district effort to mentor students returning from expulsion or avoiding it. Contact Jay Nimene to volunteer.
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New Beginnings Academy
Frank Whitfield
Lorain County
New Beginnings
Lowell
Clinton Ave
Colorado
Jay Nimene
Jnimene
Man dies after alleged beating in Elyria incident
Jeffrey Brooks 25 of Gifford Road died at MetroHealth Medical Center after a Thursday attack at a friend’s home in Elyria. Police say Brooks was punched multiple times by Nick Masley, cousin of his girlfriend Kayla Ellis, amid drug addiction suspicions.
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Wellington
Jeffrey Brooks
MetroHealth
Delaware Court
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Suspect Arrested in Wayne County Child Slaying
Jerrod Metsker, 24, was arrested at his home on a murder charge after deputies found 9 year old Reann Murphy’s body in a trash bin near her Smithville mobile park home. The arrest followed a frantic search by authorities and residents.
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Reann Murphy
Smithville
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