The neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot Trayvon Martin has been arrested in Orlando, FL for domestic violence. George Zimmerman has been arrested, but cops aren’t releasing any details. So far, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed Zimmerman’s involvement in the incident.
Last week, I wrote at length about white people needing to identify and eradicate their racism without the assistance of black people and without blaming black people. The occasion for this commentary was the oft-written about Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin bullying situation and, more specifically, Shannon Sharpe’s disgust at black players’ alleged complicity in Incognito’s racism. […]
According to his former wife Winnie, Nelson Mandela remains quite ill. Tubes used to clear his lungs and prevent infection make it impossible for the civil rights leader to speak, and he uses his face to communicate. He remains sensitive to any germs and has to literally be kept sterile.
A suburban Detroit homeowner charged with fatally shooting 19-year-old Renisha McBride on his front porch has been arraigned. Ted Wafer made an appearance in court Friday. The 54-year-old faces second-degree murder, manslaughter and felony firearm charges in the teen’s death.
The Detroit chapter of the NAACP, along with Ultra Violet, is demanding that the man who fatally shot a 19-year-old woman in the face be arrested. On Saturday November 2, 19-year-old Renisha McBride got stranded after a car wreck in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights.
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, a person’s social network can predict if a person will become a victim of gun violence in Chicago. Race and poverty also provides clues to the likelihood, but researchers didn’t find them to be as significant.
I remember church. Choirs sang with the brightest hearts. Preachers roared and souls looked for fulfillment. We sat in our seats, eager to hear the word. We were more than willing to break from our every day pains and sorrows to find solace.
President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia Obama and Dante de Blasio are among TIME Magazine’s “The 16 Most Influential Teens of 2013.” Obama was recognized for her poise and grace when in public, and de Blasio was honored as the latest fashion icon.
Wantwaz Davis believes in second chances. He should since the city of Flint, Mi., granted him a big one. Davis beat incumbent Bernard Lawler by 71 votes, winning a Flint City Council seat last week, an interesting feat given Davis’ past.
The details surrounding 19-year-old Renisha McBride’s death have been pretty shaky, but an autopsy performed on the slain woman may shed some light into what really happened when she died.
Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that seeks to prevent discrimination against gay and transgender employees in the workplace. The Employment Non-discrimination Act now goes to the House of Representatives for approval, but many Republicans have vowed to put a halt to the measure.
Officer Gildardo Sierra will not be charged in the shooting death of Flint Farmer. After reviewing video footage of the incident, Cook County prosecutors said that the officer “reasonably mistook a cellphone for a gun pointed at him on a darkened street.
