Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, will be the keynote speaker Friday, March 14, at the 22nd annual Soul Food Celebration, sponsored by Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Black Student Union … [Read more...]
2013: A year of racial challenges
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall This year began with promise. But, it ended with disappointment for many African Americans. Tragically, this country is quite used to bad things happening to … [Read more...]
Hundreds attend Trayvon Martin rally and Darius Simmons’ killer gets life in prison
By Lynda L. Jones, Editor Milwaukee joined 100 cities from across the nation and held a rally in front of the Federal Courthouse in downtown Milwaukee to protest the George Zimmerman acquittal … [Read more...]
Sheriff Clarke’s remarks continue to spark much debate
By Cassandra Lans No matter what side of the gun control issue that one may be on, it appears as though remarks made by Sheriff David A. Clarke are continuing to spark a lot of passionate … [Read more...]
Zimmerman set free after ‘Manipulating the System’
By George E. Curry Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although the judge said he had been “manipulating the system to his own benefit,” George Zimmerman, the killer of 17-year-old Trayvon … [Read more...]
Trayvon’s parents want to make America less violent
By J. Coyden Palmer Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Crusader As Chicago dealt with yet another deadly weekend of violence where 10 people were killed and nearly three dozen injured, the … [Read more...]
“Trayvon is looking down on us and saying, ‘Thank You’”
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – It was a telephone call that Tracy Martin, father of the 17-year-old African-American killed in Sanford, Fla. by … [Read more...]
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Blacks: Zimmerman would have been arrested if Trayvon had been White
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief African Americans are more than twice as likely as non-Blacks to believe that if 17-year-old Trayvon Martin had been White, his killer would have been … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Shocking Revelations!
By State Representative, Leon D. Young There were a number of shocking revelations in the Trayvon Martin case last week, and none seem to bolster George Zimmerman’s claim of self-defense. … [Read more...]
Death of Trayvon Martin is waking up America
Complied by Courier Staff and George Curry, NNPA exclusive coverage The story begins with the heartache of a family losing their 17 year-old son, yet it continues to grow and touch … [Read more...]