On Friday, Circuit Judge James H. Daniel denied Marissa Alexander’s request for a new Stand Your Ground hearing to seek immunity from prosecution under the law for…
A dance group, Dancing for Action (DFA), held a flashmob outside Senator Chuck Schumer’s Midtown office Wednesday, demanding an end to “Stand Your Ground” laws.…
Calling youth involvement critical for any meaningful social change, hip-hop artist Talib Kweli (pictured center) became the latest celebrity to join the Dream Defenders, a…
It has been almost two weeks since a jury of six women found George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter. It has been…
According to April Ryan, sources close to Stevie Wonder have confirmed a list of artists joining him in boycotting Florida because of the Stand…
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photo by: getty images Under Pennsylvania’s “Stand Your Ground Law” Would The George Zimmerman Verdict Have Been Any Different? With the George Zimmerman trial and final verdict having drawn a significant amount of national attention, there has also been a large spotlight placed on the “Stand Your Ground” laws. Generally, the laws, which are enacted in about 20 states, […]
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told members of the NAACP Tuesday that Trayvon Martin’s death was “unnecessary” and “tragic” and questioned the wisdom of stand-your-ground…
George Zimmerman wants his gun back. And he’ll get it. When asked by CNN’s Piers Morgan whether Zimmerman will keep the gun used to kill…
Saturday night, when the verdict came down, it was difficult to be a concert because there was so much pain. And that morning I was…
When rapper Lil Wayne used offensive lyrics that included the name of Emmett Till, it sparked a conversation about whether or not much of this…
So much for the over-hyped notion of a post-racial America: It’s open season on black men. Black America took an emotional gut punch Saturday night…
