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When Edward and Mary Weidenbener went to vote in Indiana's primary in May, they didn't realize that state law required them to bring government photo IDs such as a driver's license or passport. The husband and wife, both approaching 90 years old, had to use a temporary ballot that would be verified later, even though […]
Leslie Billinger and Debra Toney give back to their communities in a big way; still they were surprised to be selected to be part of the torch relay for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. On Monday, each woman will run a leg of the relay as part of Coca-Cola’s 22-member torch relay team, selected […]
New controversy has emerged in the murder case of Trayvon Martin. After George Zimmerman’s original bond had been revoked, Judge Kenneth Lester, Jr. re-granted bail to Trayvon’s killer for $1 million. Martin’s family was shocked by the decision. Their family attorney, Benjamin Crump responded to the situation saying: “Understand that this isn’t a sprint to […]
William J. Collier, pastor of Church of God’s Chosen, is holding a Whites-Only conference in the good ole’ state of Alabama, and he’s not making any apologies for it, reports the Huffington Post. “We don’t have the facilities to accommodate other people. We haven’t got any invitations to black, Muslim events. Of course we are […]
A nationally respected attorney intends to file a federal complaint against four Atlantic City, New Jersey, police officers who allegedly beat an African American teen senseless. The attorney, William H. Buckman, an expert in civil rights law, whose offices are in nearby Moorestown, has confirmed that he will file the complaint within days on behalf […]
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated at an inpatient medical facility for "physical and emotional ailments" that are "more serious" than previously believed and will require extended treatment, according to a statement released by his office Thursday. The Chicago Democrat, who faces a House ethics investigation over his ties to […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge ruled Thursday that George Zimmerman can be released from jail a second time on $1 million bond, saying he set the bail amount significantly higher because Zimmerman may have been hiding money as part of a plot to flee the country. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester had revoked Zimmerman's […]
Attorneys for the family of a Marine veteran slain in his home by White Plains police filed a $21 million civil rights lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan this week. The lawsuit, on behalf of the family of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., was filed Monday, less than two months after a Westchester County grand jury decided […]
A new Labor Department study finds that not only have blacks in New York City been disproportionately affected by the recession, the aftermath of it all has proven even crueler. Most displaced and disenfranchised African Americans are finding it far more difficult to reenter the workforce than any other demographic. Those recently new to the […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Yvonne B. Miller, the first African-American woman elected to Virginia's state legislature, died on July 3. She was 77. Senate Democratic Caucus Chairman Don McEachin said Miller died at her Norfolk home. She was a career educator and an outspoken advocate for Virginia's poor and minorities in the General Assembly. Miller […]
Opponents of restrictive new voting laws won a major victory and suffered a potentially significant blow this week when Michigan’s Republican governor vetoed expanding his state’s photo identification requirement and when Pennsylvania election officials said that the state’s photo ID requirement will adversely impact more voters than the state’s GOP administration initially advertised. The recent […]
