Chuckles Reign at Murder Indictment
The Daily Probe - March 22, 2000
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ATLANTA, GA (DPI) - The tense atmosphere at the murder indictment
of Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin was broken up by an accidental laughfest
on the steps of the Fulton County courthouse. The former Black
Panther, named H. Rap Brown at birth, was charged with murder for
the shooting death last week of a sheriff's deputy. As he was
being lead from the courthouse, reporters asked him how he felt,
and he said, "This whole case is a white racist conspiracy!"
To everyone's amusement, he shouted these words in unison with the
nearby Reverend Jesse Jackson being interviewed on his left, and
the Reverend Al Sharpton on his right. All three men stared at
each other, then simultaneously shouted, "Jinx! One two, touch
blue, owe me a Coke!" Reverend Jackson was the first to break the
tie and shout "Jinx!" again, followed by, "Now you BOTH owe me a
Coke, goddamit!"
- Reported by Chris Jones
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