Alliance to promote social justice, Bowie State University & University of Maryland honor 1st Lt. Richard Collins III
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COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
BOWIE STATEUNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITYOF MARYLAND HAVE FORMED ANALLIANCE.
IT WAS CREATED TOHONOR THE LEGACY OF FIRSTLIEUTENANT RICHARD COLLINS THETHIRD.
THE YOUNGAFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN WASSTABBED TO DEATH BACK IN 20-17AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND,COLLEGE PARK.
HE ATTENDEDBOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY, ANDHAD BEEN COMMISSIONED IN THEU.S. ARMY.
A WHITE MAN FROMSEVERNA PARK, SEAN URBANSKI,WAS CONVICTED OF KILLINGHIM...BUT THE HATE CRIMECHARGE AGAINST URBANSKI WASDISMISSED.
"Rick and I arehoping and believing that thisis s model that will be takenacross the country.
For apredominately whiteinstitution along with ahistorically black institutioncoming together and speakingabout the ills associated withsocial justice.." THIS IS ASIGNIFICANT DAY FOR TANNOUNCEMENT.... BECAUSE THERICHARD COLLINS THE THIRD LAWGOES INTO EFFECT IN THE STATEOF MARYLAND.
IT STRENGTHEN'STHE STATE'S HATE CRIME LAW..SOPROSECUTORS DON'T HAVE TOPROVE THAT HATE WAS THE ONLYMOTIVATING FACTOR INCOMMITTING A CRIME.THE PREAKNESS.
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