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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick attend an interfaith prayer service for victims of the Boston Marathon attack titled 'Healing Our City,' at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts.(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Obama to Boston: 'You will run again'

Julie Pace, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is seeking to refocus a nervous nation's attention on those killed and gravely wounded in what he called an 'act of terror' at the Boston Marathon...
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Inside linebacker Jovan Belcher #59 of the Kansas City Chiefs wathces from the sideliens during his final game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on November 25, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

NY services set for Jovan Belcher

Associated Press
DIX HILLS, N.Y. (AP) - A New York church is holding services for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher...
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Mourners embrace as the casket of Kasandra Perkins is loaded into a waiting hearse outside of Ridgeview Family Fellowship Church following a funeral service, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, in Blue Ridge, Texas. Perkins was shot and killed last Saturday by her boyfriend Jovan Belcher, a Kansas City Chiefs football player. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Relative: Kasandra Perkins brought joy

Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
BLUE RIDGE, Texas (AP) - The slain girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was a loyal friend who brought joy to others with her smiles and laughter, a relative said Thursday at a memorial service for the woman...
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The Kansas City Chiefs pause for a moment of silence honoring domestic abuse after the incident involving Jovan Belcher #59 prior to the game at Arrowhead Stadium on December 2, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Chiefs players head to Belcher memorial service

Dave Skretta, Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) - Members of the Kansas City Chiefs dressed in suits and ties after practice Wednesday and boarded a series of buses to attend a memorial service for Jovan Belcher, their teammate who was involved in a murder-suicide over the weekend...
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Supporters erect new Trayvon memorial

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - Supporters of Trayvon Martin have erected a new curbside memorial to the slain team, less than a week after the original one was removed by the city...
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Trayvon memorial move angers blacks

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - The decision to move a memorial to slain Miami teen Trayvon Martin was accompanied by a brief statement emailed to the media Monday...
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Trayvon Martin memorial moved

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - The makeshift memorial honoring the Miami teen who was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer will be moved from the entrance to the gated community where he died...
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Chuck Brown the godfather of go-go

Chuck Brown's memorial service held in DC

theGrio
Today, the Memorial service for Chuck Brown, the godfather of go-go is held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C...
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Bronx man shot to death while at memorial for slain friend

theGrio
A 22-year-old Bronx man was shot to death while paying respects to friend that died almost a year ago in the exact location...
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Slideshow: Trayvon Martin's high school pays tribute

Rhyanne Green
SLIDESHOW - Trayvon Martin's high school, Michael M. Krop Senior High, recently paid tribute to him by holding a candlelight vigil service...
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