Abner Louima, from dirt-poor to a great many times a millionaire and ultra-celebrity - February 25, 2003 |
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| Sevola Louima, 90, grandfather of Abner Louima, stands outside the house where Abner Louima was born in Thomassin, Haiti, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003. Louima recently visited his family in Haiti while he was setting up the Abner Louima Foundation. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) | |||||
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| Family of Abner Louima, from left to right, his cousin Claudy Zephir, 40, uncle Leon Louima, 63, and grandfather Sevola Louima, 90, outside the house where Abner Louima was born in Thomassin, Haiti, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003. Louima was visiting Haiti as part of his efforts to set up the Abner Louima Foundation. Grandfather Sevola Louima said of his grandson: 'Of course he's changed a bit, but he seems to be doing well.' (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) | |||||
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| Abner Louima, 36, talking about his new life as a philanthropist during an interview at the Hotel Montana in Petion-ville, Haiti, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003.The scars on Abner Louima's belly remind him of the surgeries he needed after New York police held him down on a bathroom floor and sodomized him with a broken broomstick. But more than five years after the assault that made him a symbol of police brutality and brought him a $5.8 million settlement, Louima is turning back toward his native Haiti with a conviction that through philanthropy he can help his homeland. 'Maybe God saved my life for a reason,' said Louima who is setting up the Abner Louima Foundation which will have community centers in Haiti, New York and Florida. (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) | |||||
More - February 26-27, 2003 |
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| Esquerre Dorcean, of Haiti, a Point Blank Body Armor worker, chants during a labor rally Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003 in Oakland Park, Fla. A group of union and civic leaders announced the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride where immigrant workers and supporters will set out in buses from Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Boston, Chicago and Minneapolis to Washington D.C. in support of immigration reform. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) | |||||
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| Dominican soldiers perform a change of guard ceremony at the Fatherland's Pantheon displaying national flags during the 159th anniversary of the independence from Haiti in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) | |||||
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| Macorny Miranda, 3, waves a Dominican flag accompanied by his father Martin Miranda while waiting for President Hipolito Mejia's arrival to the Fatherland's Altar during the 159th anniversary of the independence from Haiti in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) | |||||
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| Dominican President Hipolito Mejia makes his annual speech before the National Assembly during the 159th anniversary of the independence from Haiti in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) | |||||
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