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My father should have been there. On Wednesday and Thursday at ceremonies filled with pomp and circumstance, the U.S. Marine Corps paid tribute to its first black Marines, awarding them the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor for a civilian. My father was one of those pioneers, men called Montford Point Marines after the crude, […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The neighborhood watch leader charged with killing Trayvon Martin is getting another chance to convince a judge to let him out on bond. George Zimmerman is in jail awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge for the fatal February shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was released on $150,000 bond in […]
CONROE, Texas (AP) — A Houston woman accused of killing a mother and snatching her newborn son has been indicted on a capital murder charge. Verna McClain is being held without bond Wednesday in the Montgomery County Jail. She was indicted Tuesday. Prosecutors have not said whether they will seek the death penalty against the […]
Alonzo Mourning may be retired from the NBA, but he’s still a part of the Miami Heat’s front office, so he shared in the team’s most recent championship. As a mentor and informal advisor to some of the Heat’s young stars, including Dwyane Wade who he shared a championship with in 2006, Mourning enjoyed this […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Retired Texas firefighter Raul Rodriguez, armed with a handgun and video camera, had claimed he was standing his ground and had no choice but to use deadly force when he fatally shot his unarmed neighbor after confronting him about a noisy party. A jury decided otherwise Wednesday, sentencing Rodriguez to 40 years […]
Gabrielle Moore was five years old when her father committed suicide. It seemed one moment he was there, bigger than life to a little girl, holding her in his strong arms, offering bear hugs to his best girl. The next second, he was gone. He was, of course, irreplaceable. Still, her mother wanted to give […]
ATLANTA (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union will help the Ku Klux Klan in its bid to join Georgia's highway cleanup program as a legal fight looms. ACLU of Georgia Executive Director Debbie Seagraves tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the civil rights group will assist the Klan in its battle with the state. The […]
The black church fueled the 20th century civil rights movement with everything from voter registration drives to justice rallies, and this week, the Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network will launch a modern day initiative to register and educate black voters and protect their votes. Thursday at Eatonville, Florida’s Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, National […]
I guess some people would rather live with their failure than risk crediting someone who doesn’t look like them for turning it into a success. By some people, I mean the Republican lawmakers, state attorneys and legions of Tea Partiers who are hoping that perhaps as soon as tomorrow, the Supreme Court will throw out […]
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who defeated a primary challenge this year despite being the target of a House ethics investigation, has been on a medical leave for two weeks and is being treated for exhaustion, his office announced Monday. In a three-sentence news release, Jackson's office disclosed that the Democrat went […]
Outrage continues to bubble over a planned black history museum memorial initially billed as a “Slave For a Day!” celebration intent on luring kids to the event with the promise of being able to undergo some of the same conditions and experiences their forefathers were routinely forced into enduring while working the grounds of the […]
WASHINGTON – The first African American Marines, also known as Montford Point Marines, will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center today at 3 p.m. They will also be the guests of honor at a parade hosted by the Commandant of the Marine Corps at […]
