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Vigil marks 20 years since Hawkins murder

(AP) - Exactly 20 years after a white mob surroundedand attacked a black teenager in Bensonhurst, his mother says shestill lives with the death of Yusuf Hawkins every day. The Rev. Al Sharpton joined

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(AP) - Exactly 20 years after a white mob surroundedand attacked a black teenager in Bensonhurst, his mother says shestill lives with the death of Yusuf Hawkins every day. The Rev. Al Sharpton joined

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