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• The Arrest of George Zimmerman

  By The Red Phoenix on April 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  by MARK VORPAHL Weeks after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Special Prosecutor Angela Corey has announced that his killer, George Zimmerman, will be charged with second degree murder. Though originally allowed to walk scot free without any charges, Zimmerman… Read More ›

• British writer John Derbyshire sacked by The National Review for racist article

  By The Red Phoenix on April 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A British writer has been sacked by a leading American magazine after writing an article, inspired by reactions to Trayvon Martin’s killing, that appeared to urge white children to avoid black people. John Derbyshire was dismissed by The National Review… Read More ›

• N.C. man no longer faces death after judge invokes ‘Racial Justice Act’

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  (CNN) — A North Carolina judge set aside the death sentence of a convicted killer after concluding Friday that race played a role in the case, a landmark ruling that may call into question a number of death row cases… Read More ›

• NYPD Cop Who Shot Sean Bell Says “No Apologies, No Regrets”

  By The Red Phoenix on April 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Gescard Isnora was fired two weeks ago, so he’s speaking out Bullets don’t come with apology letters and former NYPD officer Gescard Isnora is making sure it stays that way. The man who fired the first shot (well, first 11… Read More ›

• Law allows creationism to be taught in Tenn. public schools

  By The Red Phoenix on April 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A bill that allows Tennessee public school teachers to teach alternatives to mainstream scientific theories such as evolution will become law this month after the governor refused to sign or veto the measure, The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss reports. Supporters… Read More ›

• Obama Under Fire For Refusing To Sign Gay Protections Order

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  President Barack Obama is coming under heavy criticism for deciding against signing an executive order protecting LGBT workers. Senior Obama administration officials on Wednesday said the order which would ban federal contractors from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and… Read More ›

• UC study criticizes, places blame in pepper spray use at Davis

  By The Red Phoenix on April 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A UC investigatory report released Wednesday sharply criticized UC Davis campus police for using pepper spray on student demonstrators in November and said the school’s administrators and security force were to blame for poor planning and bad decisions in dealing with… Read More ›

• The liberal betrayal of Bradley Manning

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Charles Davis More than three years into the presidency of Barack Obama, it’s almost a cliché now to ask: What if George W. Bush did it? From dramatically escalating the war in Afghanistan to institutionalizing the practice of indefinite… Read More ›

• Protests in Tunisia

  By The Red Phoenix on April 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Police use force to break up Tunisia protest Demonstrators defy government ban amid growing anger over worsening economy and increasing clout of Salafis. Police in Tunisia have fired tear gas to disperse a rally to commemorate Martyrs’ Day and protest… Read More ›

• Hacked Road Sign Changed To Include Racial Slur About Trayvon Martin

  By The Red Phoenix on April 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  The Huffington Post | By Gene Demby A road sign on a Michigan freeway was hacked early Monday morning and its message changed to “Trayvon A Nigger.” According to Rob Morosi, a spokesman for the state’s department of transportation, someone… Read More ›

• Remember the Limerick Soviet!

  By The Red Phoenix on April 16, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A little-known and oft-overlooked historical example of workers’ organization is that of the Limerick Soviet in Ireland. In response to the British militarist siege of the city of Limerick in 1919, trade unions organized their own form of local governance… Read More ›

• DPRK celebrates centennial of Kim Il-Sung’s birth

  By The Red Phoenix on April 15, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  PYONGYANG, April 15 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is carrying out a great military parade here on Sunday morning to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of founding leader Kim Il Sung. In a speech… Read More ›

• Iraqi Woman Beaten to Death in California, Hate Crime Suspected

  By The Red Phoenix on April 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A woman from Iraq who was found beaten, lying in a pool of blood in her in El Cajon, Calif., home next to a note saying “go back to your country,” has died and police are investigating her death as… Read More ›

• Fla.’s West says 81 colleagues are communists, offers no proof

  By The Red Phoenix on April 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  By Aaron Blake / The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Consider this one of the many reasons that Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., won’t be the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee: At an event late Tuesday — shortly after The Washington Post wrote about… Read More ›

• George Zimmerman’s MySpace Name: “DatNiggyTB”

  By Editor-in-Chief on April 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  by Newsone Staff George Zimmerman, 28, the man charged with murder in the second degree for the February 26 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, has been called many names in the past weeks, but “DatNiggy” wasn’t one of them…. Read More ›

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