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July 18th, 2013
Written by Laurie Kellman in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner and Democratic Rep. John Lewis are together again to fight for a new Voting Rights law. The white Wisconsin lawyer and the black preacher from Georgia strode into the Senate hearing room together and took their seats, shoulder-to-shoulder, at the witness table. Veteran lawmakers and experts in civil rights law, they've been here before....
July 18th, 2013
Written by Suzanne Gamboa ... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - While some looked at murder trial witness Rachel Jeantel and saw either a defiant young woman or a victim, Tom Joyner looked at her and saw potential.
The nationally syndicated radio personality and philanthropist says he was touched by Jeantel, who spent two days testifying in the trial of George Zimmerman about her last conversation with her friend Trayvon Martin.
In fact,...
July 17th, 2013
Written by Ken Thomas - Th... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the future of the Voting Rights Act is in "real jeopardy" following the Supreme Court's decision striking down a portion of the law, telling a prominent organization of black women that Congress should act to preserve "fairness and equality" in the nation's voting system.
The former secretary of state was feted with chants of "Run, Hillary,...
July 16th, 2013
Written by Julie Pace - AP... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Obama is seeking to inject calm into a case that has inflamed passions, including his own. In a brief statement, the president called Martin's killing a "tragedy" but implored the public to respect a Florida jury's decision to clear George Zimmerman, the man charged in the teen's death. But now, with the man who fatally shot Martin acquitted and the burden of any...
July 16th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
The Black American Leadership Alliance (BALA) is leading a "D.C. March for Jobs" in Washington D.C. on Monday, July 15, 2013 to protest the Gang of 8's immigration Bill.
But there are some questions as to the origins of the BALA as an advocacy group for African Americans and the motivations for the march, which is also sponsored by the Tea Party Community and the Brotherhood Organization of A New...