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Omaha Steve

(99,658 posts) Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:24 PM Apr 2015

Obama to send aide to funeral of arrested Baltimore man

Source: AP

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the head of President Barack Obama's initiative for minority males will attend the funeral of a Baltimore man who died after sustaining serious injuries while in police custody.

Broderick Johnson, the chairman of the My Brother's Keeper Task Force, will represent the administration at Monday's funeral for Freddie Gray. Johnson is also the Cabinet secretary.

Gray is the 25-year-old black man who died a week after an encounter with Baltimore police left him with grave spinal injuries. He is being buried Monday in Baltimore.

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Obama to send aide to funeral of arrested Baltimore man (Original Post) Omaha Steve Apr 2015 OP

That's nice. Although when it said "send aide" Ken Burch Apr 2015 #1

President Obama has one of the most beautiful engaging smiles I've ever witnessed AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #2

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Ken Burch

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1. That's nice. Although when it said "send aide"

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Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:26 PM

Apr 2015

I thought that meant he'd help pay for the funeral.

AuntPatsy

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2. President Obama has one of the most beautiful engaging smiles I've ever witnessed

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Sun Apr 26, 2015, 10:09 PM

Apr 2015

On a politician and one cannot help but admire his clear intellect as well as obvious star power, but with this action from him i see more and hope it helps ease the pain that will be long lasting for Mr Grays friends and loved ones....that's what moves me the most...

Not the face nor the smile, nor even stories and or promises, as in all avenues, actions speak louder than words...

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