Once again another young Black man has been shot and killed, under highly questionable circumstances, by a representative of law enforcement. Also once again, African Americans and our allies fear that justice will not be served on the perpetrator. Unfortunately,… Read More ›
Fla. woman Marissa Alexander gets 20 years for “warning shot”: Did she stand her ground? (CBS) – Last Friday, Jacksonville mother Marissa Alexander was sentenced by a Florida judge to 20 years in prison for firing what she says was… Read More ›
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin’s shooter must return to jail, a judge ordered Friday in a strongly worded ruling that said George Zimmerman and his wife lied to the court about their finances to obtain bond in a case… Read More ›
Republicans have been furiously attacking the LGBT community ever since President Obama announced his support of marriage equality for same-sex couples. Some Republicans have taken their criticism to the extreme. In Mississippi, GOP state Rep. Andy Gipson posted a message… Read More ›
Three key witnesses in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman change their accounts in ways that could damage the defendant. The fourth abandons her initial story altogether. By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner ORLANDO, Fla. — Evidence released last… Read More ›
By Steve Lyttle, McClatchy Newspapers CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina pastor’s sermon in which he called for gays and lesbians to be placed in a form of concentration camp has spurred a protest planned at the church this Sunday…. Read More ›
The national database, said to be the largest of its kind, covers the period since DNA testing came into common use. Its sponsors hope to shed light on the legal system’s failings. By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON —… Read More ›
by Andy Ostroy So now we know, through evidence released by prosecutors this past week, that George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old superhero-wannabe who shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla,, on February 26th, had wounds on his head… Read More ›
The most relevant new pieces of information in the trial of George Zimmerman from the the Florida special prosecutor’s new 183-page report. By Madison Gray The trove of evidence released by Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey seems to shed more… Read More ›
By MATT GUTMAN (@mattgutmanABC) and SENI TIENABESO (@senijr_abc) May 18, 2012 A closer look at the witness statements and audio testimony taken in the immediate aftermath Trayvon Martin’s death provides the first insight into George Zimmerman’s behavior after he shot… Read More ›
By Carly Rothman/The Star-Ledger It would hardly seem fair to judge a 65-year-old man for the shameful things he did in high school, as long as he also regarded them with shame. That doesn’t seem to be the case with… Read More ›
By JULIE WATSON and KEVIN FREKING SAN DIEGO — The case of a detained college student who was forgotten in a holding cell for more than four days suggests a breakdown in procedure and oversight within the Drug Enforcement Administration,… Read More ›
NewsRescue- Sadly feels like we are back to the early 90′s, when the Darwin racist evolutionary theories were fresh, and Africans were kept in US zoos. Many of us remember the story of Ota Benga, the pigmy from the Bachichiri… Read More ›
Shooting targets featuring Trayvon Martin’s hooded sweatshirt were sold on a gun auction site “to make money off the controversy,” the unidentified seller told Orlando TV station WKMG. The paper targets do not show Trayvon’s face but include a box… Read More ›
(AP) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A lesbian who sought a North Carolina marriage license with her partner and was rejected under a state law banning same-sex marriage was arrested with another person Thursday after they refused to leave a government office… Read More ›
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