Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Biography
(1937–)
Prizefighter. Born May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. In 1966, at the height of his boxing career, Carter was wrongly convicted—twice—of a triple murder and imprisoned for nearly two decades. During the mid-1970s, his case became a cause celébrè for a number of civil rights leaders, politicians, and entertainers. He was ultimately exonerated, in 1985, after a United States district court judge declared the convictions to be based on racial prejudice.
Carter, who grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, was arrested and sent to the Jamesburg State Home for Boys at age 12 after he attacked a man with a Boy Scout knife. He claimed the man was a pedophile who had been attempting to molest one of his friends. Carter escaped before his six-year term was up and in 1954 he joined the Army, where he served in a segregated corps and began training as a boxer. He won two European light-welterweight championships and in 1956 returned to Paterson with the intention of becoming a professional boxer. Almost immediately upon his return, police arrested Carter and forced him to serve the remaining 10 months of his sentence in a state reformatory.
In 1957, Carter was again arrested, this time for purse snatching; he spent four years in Trenton State, a maximum-security prison, for that crime. After his release, he channeled his considerable anger, towards his situation and that of Paterson’s African-American community, into his boxing—he turned pro in 1961 and began a startling four-fight winning streak, including two knockouts. For his lightning-fast fists, Carter soon earned the nickname “Hurricane,” and became one of the top contenders for the world middleweight crown. In December 1963, in a non-title bout, he beat then-welterweight world champion Emile Griffith in a first round KO. Although he lost his one shot at the title, in a 15-round split decision to reigning champion Joey Giardello in December 1964, he was widely regarded as a good bet to win his next title bout.
As one of the most famous citizens of Paterson, Carter made no friends with the police, especially during the summer of 1964, when he was quoted in The Saturday Evening Post as expressing anger towards the occupations by police of black neighborhoods. His flamboyant lifestyle (Carter frequented the city’s nightclubs and bars) and juvenile record rankled the police, as did the vehement statements he had allegedly made advocating violence in the pursuit of racial justice.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Praying 4 Bump J
We Gotta make better decisions...
8/25/2009 10:00:00 PM
Terrance Boykin aka Bump J
Rapper robber takes federal plea
Faced with a possible life sentence in federal prison, Chicago rapper Terrance Boykin, aka Bump J, accepted a plea deal that carries a minimum seven year sentence. In the plea deal signed June 26, Boykin admitted his guilt in the Jan. 4, 2007 robbery of the Chase Bank, 800 Madison St., which netted $108,135. He also admitted threatening bank employees with a gun.
Under federal sentencing guidelines, Boykin, 28, faced between 37 and 46 months in prison for the bank robbery itself, but life in prison for menacing bank employees with a .45 caliber handgun. He will be required to serve a mandatory minimum seven years on the charge of brandishing a gun during a crime of violence. He's scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Charles R. Norgle on Sept. 1.
Police say Boykin and another man entered the bank the morning of Jan. 4, 2007, announced a robbery and took the money from a vault. Boykin was arrested in November 2008 without incident after a routine traffic stop by downstate Carbondale police.
He earned local notoriety in 2004 for the Chicago hit, "Move Around," which was produced by superstar rapper Kanye West. At the time of the bank robbery Boykin was reportedly working on a "comeback" album and had just released a record.
-Bill Dwyer
8/25/2009 10:00:00 PM
Terrance Boykin aka Bump J
Rapper robber takes federal plea
Faced with a possible life sentence in federal prison, Chicago rapper Terrance Boykin, aka Bump J, accepted a plea deal that carries a minimum seven year sentence. In the plea deal signed June 26, Boykin admitted his guilt in the Jan. 4, 2007 robbery of the Chase Bank, 800 Madison St., which netted $108,135. He also admitted threatening bank employees with a gun.
Under federal sentencing guidelines, Boykin, 28, faced between 37 and 46 months in prison for the bank robbery itself, but life in prison for menacing bank employees with a .45 caliber handgun. He will be required to serve a mandatory minimum seven years on the charge of brandishing a gun during a crime of violence. He's scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Charles R. Norgle on Sept. 1.
Police say Boykin and another man entered the bank the morning of Jan. 4, 2007, announced a robbery and took the money from a vault. Boykin was arrested in November 2008 without incident after a routine traffic stop by downstate Carbondale police.
He earned local notoriety in 2004 for the Chicago hit, "Move Around," which was produced by superstar rapper Kanye West. At the time of the bank robbery Boykin was reportedly working on a "comeback" album and had just released a record.
-Bill Dwyer
New Foreign Exchange Vidoe: House of Cards
This is extra extra extra dope!!!
Enjoy!
Get Free!! Get Love!!
Enjoy!
Get Free!! Get Love!!
YEAH BOYIE!!!! (Insert Pops Voice)
I know there is a ton of hate circling around this BP3 project, but I am eagerly anticipating this project. I am really interested in hearing what Hov does, how No ID & Kanye work, and if it competes with the past projects. September 11, 2009 will be a lot more than the day before my hair appointment. Indeed!!!
Chase Dreams til your feet hurt!
Bonus Funny Shit!!!
Chase Dreams til your feet hurt!
Bonus Funny Shit!!!
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
This was good to see this Morning!
I pray those brothers fine peace and success! Namaste!!!
Get Free!!!
Get Free!!!
Attention Me!!!! And Everyone Else that needs to get healthy!!!
This story was crazy! This happened to a guy I used to play ball with when I was in high school. We gotta take care of ourselves asap. Be good stewards of the vessel that the Lord gave us.
Get Free!!!
Get Free!!!
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