There is a long waiting list of boys, mostly without dads in the home, and only about 10 active African-American male mentors.

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One of the assailants was described as an African-American male, approximately 18 to 22 years old, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jean shorts.

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One of the suspects was described as an African-American male, approximately 18 to 22 years old, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jean shorts.

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Does anyone that doubt that Justice Thurgood Marshall's identity as an African-American male or his experience as a civil rights lawyer shaped his judicial philosophy and influence his fellow justices some of the time?

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The jury, chosen in part by the Edwards team, was predominantly male and disproportionately African-American.

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