NewsBlack Woman Who Shot Police Officer Who Didn’t Identify Himself Feels 911 Call Proves Her InnocenceCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 19, 2020November 19, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 19, 2020November 19, 202093693 Diamonds Ford has stated, through her attorney, that a 911 phone call she had made proves that she was acting in defense of her home...
NewsBlack Man Says He Was Standing His Ground When He Killed Alleged Racist White TeenCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 7, 2020July 7, 202035957 A Black man in Georgia who has been arrested for shooting and killing a 17-year-old white girl was, in legal terms, standing his ground...
NewsBlack Florida Residents Demand End to Unfair Prosecution of BlacksCarolyn M. BrownMarch 31, 2014March 31, 2014 by Carolyn M. BrownMarch 31, 2014March 31, 2014223 Have you heard of the case of Marissa Alexander?...
NewsCivil Rights Group Calls on Florida to Retry Michael Dunn, Repeal Stand Your GroundCarolyn M. BrownFebruary 18, 2014February 24, 2014 by Carolyn M. BrownFebruary 18, 2014February 24, 2014342 Many complexities in the latest round of judicial decisions...
MagazineThe Value of a Black LifeEarl G. Graves, Sr.August 8, 2013April 8, 2015 by Earl G. Graves, Sr.August 8, 2013April 8, 2015119 To paraphrase Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert B. Taney in the landmark Dred Scott decision more than 155 years ago: Martin, as a young black...
UncategorizedMarc Lamont Hill: ‘Trayvon Martin Was Put on Trial’ [Exclusive]Marc Lamont HillJuly 14, 2013November 14, 2017 by Marc Lamont HillJuly 14, 2013November 14, 2017352 After 17 months of controversy, Zimmerman was free to go home. The rest of the country, particularly the Black community, was left to negotiate the...
NewsWhat Kind of Man Could Trayvon Martin Have Been?Caroline ClarkeMarch 21, 2012November 14, 2017 by Caroline ClarkeMarch 21, 2012November 14, 2017217 When George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin he not only snuffed out the 17-year-old's life but also his potential to be President and achieve...