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Tom JacksonJuly 25, 2016

If the axiom describing how the major parties go about selecting their presidential nominees — Democrats fall in love; Republicans fall in line — had held up in 2016, the Jeb! versus Feel-the-Bern campaign ahead would be only slightly less bizarre than the one we have. Instead, the parties switched roles — which, in Caitlyn […]

Associated PressJune 6, 2016

Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to become the Democrats’ presumptive nominee. The victory arrived nearly eight years to the day after she conceded her first White House campaign to Barack Obama. Back then, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 5, 2016

A high-profile Tallahassee attorney has endorsed Hillary Clinton. According to BuzzFeed News, Benjamin Crump, the lawyer who represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, is backing Clinton in the presidential race. Crump is expected to talk to South Carolina voters about Clinton’s record, according to Politico. Crump, according to BuzzFeed News, introduced Clinton […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 8, 2016

Finally, 2015 has passed. It was a memorable year in black America: Police brutality: From Michael Brown to Eric Garner to Sandra Bland to Tamir Race, the story of police brutality remained a constant in the news, although the story is more complex than Fox News or the Black Lives Matter movement would have us […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2016

Finally, 2015 has passed. It was a memorable year in black America: Police brutality: From Michael Brown to Eric Garner to Sandra Bland to Tamir Race, the story of police brutality remained a constant in the news, although the story is more complex than Fox News or the Black Lives Matter movement would have us […]

Mitch PerryJuly 31, 2015

Greetings from the Extended Stay America motel in Fort Lauderdale, just a few blocks from the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. That’s where three of the Democrats running for president: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley will address the thousands gathered at the National Urban League’s annual meeting. The event comes a couple of […]

Devon CrumpackerJuly 27, 2015

National civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump was sworn in as the 73rd president of the National Bar Association on Thursday. The 45-year-old FSU law school graduate is known for representing relatives of individuals whose rights were allegedly violated by police. The NBA, founded in 1925, calls itself the biggest and oldest voluntary professional membership organization […]

Bob SparksJune 11, 2015

There is no way to sugar coat it. The relationship and level of trust between urban African-American communities and police is at its lowest point in decades. Bringing people together will take an honest assessment of where we are followed by good-faith suggestions for solutions. Everyone must understand it is tough being a cop and […]

Melissa RossJune 9, 2015

An on-air discussion of the McKinney, Texas, viral video making the rounds this week quickly turned into an impassioned debate on criminal justice, with one participant’s calls to confront institutional racism set against another’s plea to evaluate police use-of-force incidents case by case. “We have to look at the institutionalization of racism in America,” activist Wells […]

Mitch PerryJune 3, 2015

At Rick Scott‘s cattle call in Orlando Tuesday (I refuse to call it the Happiest Place on the Earth), the six (potential) presidential candidates were told by the governor to stick to the economy, so the only time they could speak about other issues were generally if they came before reporters after their session on […]

Tag: Michael Brown

Tom Jackson: Democrats suddenly in need of a ringmaster

AP count: Hillary Clinton has delegates to win Democratic nomination

Benjamin Crump endorses Hillary Clinton

Chris Timmons: It was a memorable year in black America

Chris Timmons: It was a memorable year in black America

Mitch Perry Report for 7.31.15 — Whose lives matter?

Benjamin Crump sworn in as National Bar Association president

Bob Sparks: Police body cameras can exonerate as well as implicate

The McKinney video: a Rashomon

Mitch Perry Report for 6.3.15 — Could rising crime become political issue in 2016?