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Prominent Black lawyers debate Zimmerman verdict
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper) — Black legal experts have conflicting opinions on
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Civil rights groups hold vigil for Trayvon Martin
The New Orleans Branch of the NAACP, the Urban League of Greater New Orleans, the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA), the Baptist Minister’s Conference of Greater
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By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Fifty years ago this month, two of the chief characteristics of the modern Civil Rights Movement were dramatically, tragically illuminated in Jackson, Miss. by an assassin’s ... Settlement reached in St. Bernard housing case
By April Siese Contributing Writer After lengthy legal battles, a settlement has finally been reached in a discriminatory housing controversy that has halted development in St. Bernard Parish. On Friday, May 10, ... An important date to remember
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist April 4 was the 45th Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. It always puzzles me why so many of those who so vocally ... Students rally in protest of policies that criminalize youth of color
On Monday, payday loans in imperial mo March 4, youth of color from across the country held a rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol followed by a march ... Jesuit commemorates 50th anniversary of integration
By Philip Stelly Contributing Writer Editor's Note: In the original print version of this story, the date of integration for New Orleans public schools was incorrectly stated as 1961. We have corrected ... Supreme Court hears arguments on Voting Rights Act
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer On Wednesday February 27, the United States Supreme Court began hearing the case of Shelby County v. Holder, a lawsuit claiming that Section 5 of the ... Turning the clock back on Voting Rights
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Shelby County, orlando money Ala. is suing the Justice Department because they think that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (and its reauthorization in ... President Obama deserves our vote
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist payday loans in steubenville ohio In just a few days, millions of Americans will vote in the November 6 national elections. In those states ...
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