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Antoinette Davis: Second Shaniya Davis Trial Delayed Until October 28, 2013

• October 2, 2013 • 1 Comment

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Antoinette Davis Stands Trial for the Murder of Shaniya Davis October 14

• August 3, 2013 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Mario McNeill Sentenced to Death for the Murder of Shaniya Davis

• May 29, 2013 • 5 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexuality, Women
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Shaniya Davis: A Convicted Mario McNeill Refuses to Defend Against a Possible Death Sentence As the Jury Deliberates His Fate

• May 29, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, People of Color, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality
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If Mario McNeill Pleads Guilty, There’s No Trial, No Witnesses, and No Public Airing of the Circumstances Surrounding Shaniya’s Murder

• April 8, 2013 • Comments Off

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Shaniya Davis: McNeill Admits He Took The Little Girl From The Trailer Park on The First Day of Trial, and Other News

• April 8, 2013 • 5 Comments

Posted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Facebook, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Shaniya Davis: The Girl’s Aunt Brenda Dated Mario McNeill Three Months Before The Murder

• April 6, 2013 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Crime, Cultural History, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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