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Boston mayor issues apology to Black men wrongfully arrested for a 1989 murder | News Channel 3-12

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By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued an apology Wednesday to the families of Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett, two

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Boston mayor to apologize to men wrongfully arrested in 1989 Charles Stuart case (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday will issue a formal apology to two men wrongfully arrested in 1989 by police investigating the killing of Carol Stuart, case that fanned racial tensions in the city.

  2. The Columbian

    Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism (opens The Columbian)

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    BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsened divisions in a city long spl

  3. Forbes

    Boston Mayor Wu Apologizing To 2 Black Men Wrongly Linked To 1989 Stuart Murder (opens Forbes)

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    Wu will issue a formal apology to two Black men who were framed for the killing of Carol Stuart in 1989, adding Stuart’s husband “orchestrated” the murder.

  4. WHDH Boston

    Boston mayor to apologize for city’s action, wrongful arrests, in 1989 Stuart murder case - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is set to issue an apology to two men over the city’s actions during a decades-old murder case

  5. Politico

    Boston mayor apologizes to men wrongfully arrested for 1989 murder (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    “What was done to you was unjust, unfair, racist and wrong and this apology is long overdue,” Wu said.

  6. Daily Journal

    Boston mayor will formally apologize to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 Carol Stuart murder (opens Daily Journal)

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    BOSTON (AP) — It was a notorious murder that rattled Boston to its core, coarsened divisions in a city long riven along racial lines, and renewed suspicion and anger directed at the Boston Police Department by the city’s Black community.

  7. WHDH Boston

    Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of

  8. CNN

    Boston mayor issues apology to Black men wrongfully arrested for a 1989 murder (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued an apology Wednesday to the families of Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett, two Black men wrongfully arrested in connection with the 1989 murder of Carol Stuart.

  9. Black Enterprise

    Boston Mayor Apologizes To 2 Black Men Wrongfully Arrested For The Killing Of Carol Stuart (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Boston Mayor issues a formal apology to two men who were wrongfully arrested in connection with the killing of Carol Stuart.

  10. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Boston mayor issues apology to Black men wrongfully arrested for a 1989 murder | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued an apology Wednesday to the families of Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett, two

  11. New York Times

    Mayor Apologizes to Black Men Falsely Linked to Murder That Exposed Boston’s Racism (opens New York Times)

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    Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were falsely implicated in the 1989 murder of Carol Stuart, a case that transfixed the nation and highlighted Boston’s history of racism.

  12. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Boston mayor apologizes for racist acts in 1989 (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsened divisions in a city long split along racial lines and renewed suspicion and anger directed at the police department by the city's Black commun…

  13. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu formally apologizes for wrongful arrests of black men in 1989 Carol Stuart murder (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    It was an apology 34 years in the making.

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