WHAT IT TOOK TO BE ACCEPTED
Newly released documents paint a picture of what happened on ‘Bus C’ the night FAMU drum major Robert Champion died. COMPILED FROM WIRE REPORTS Documents released Wednesday show that Florida A&M University Marching “100’’ drum major Robert Champion died within an hour of a hazing incident in November during the Florida Classic weekend in Orlando. [...]
Purge of war hero from voter rolls sparks outrage
BY BRITTANY WALLMAN AND KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY SUN SENTINEL/MCT FORT LAUDERDALE – Using an American war veteran as the face of their cause, two South Florida congressmen called on the governor Tuesday to immediately stop the state’s purge of the voter rolls. And in a separate move, Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson sent a letter to [...]
MEMORIAL DAY 2012
The ultimate sacrifice Yvonne Buggs is seen on Memorial Day at the gravesite of her son, George Edward Buggs, at Hope Memorial Park in Barnwell, S.C. In 2003, he became the first soldier from South Carolina killed in the Iraq war. (C. ALUKA BERRY/THE STATE/MCT)
Judges: Supreme Court should weigh in on teen’s 70-year sentence
BY DAVID ROYSE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – The state Supreme Court should determine whether a 70-year sentence for a 14-year-old essentially amounts to life in prison, and therefore should be barred, a lower court said Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee ruled unanimously on Tuesday that [...]
Marriage issue could help Romney in state
Poll: 25 percent of voters less inclined to back Obama over stance on same-sex unions By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – With debate and votes taking place around the state and polls showing a growing acceptance, the issue of same-sex marriage and domestic partner rights likely will be among a host [...]
Half of the wrongfully convicted are Black
Mistaken eyewitness identifications played significant role in false convictions BY FREDDIE ALLEN NNPA NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON – On Oct. 24, 1974, an unidentified man robbed and raped a pregnant Wayne State University student in a bathroom on campus. The student later picked 19 year-old Edward George Carter, out of a photo lineup that contained multiple [...]
We can’t let the attacks on voting rights succeed
The story of American democracy has been the expansion of voting rights to more and more citizens. Yet now, conservatives linked to the Republican Party are systematically seeking to constrict the vote. We can’t let them get away with this. In the early republic, voting was often reserved for White male landowners. Over time, the [...]
Obama shouldn’t count Florida out
Glenn Hutchinson GUEST COLUMNIST The Democratic Party shouldn’t write off Florida yet. While President Obama is trailing Mitt Romney in Florida 47 percent to 41 percent in the latest Quinnipiac poll, Republicans in the Sunshine State are damaging their brand. Tea party-backed Florida Gov. Rick Scott is the least popular governor in America. The more [...]
Increase in loan interest rates defers Black students’ dreams
ELSIE L. SCOTT TRICE EDNEY WIRE The recent efforts to protect students from facing interest rates on their student loans estimated to double by July 1, 2012, is critical to ensuring that the next generation of college students is financially able to contribute to our economy as opposed to becoming victim of its financial debt [...]
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Two FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.
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Report: Florida crime rate lowest in 42 years
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OJ’s ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns
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Powerball jackpot closing in on another record
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Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping
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Study finds dogs and cats can help babies’ health
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‘Gay’ is not the new ‘Black’
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Jackson lawsuit against AEG expected to take over four months
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Random thoughts of a free Black mind, v. 140
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Colin: Student loan borrowers need enforcement and repayment flexibility
“People Shouldn’t Judge” – Three of Florida’s Vocal Voices on Gay Rights Speak | Penny Dickerson Writes: WILL IT HURT?
The racist ‘talk’ with White children
In the wake of the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, stories appeared in newspapers, on broadcast outlets and on the Internet about “the talk,” a candid conversation Black parents have at some point with their Black sons about surviving in a society that devalues them as humans. In an April 5 article [...]
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