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Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2016

Some conservatives scoffed when they learned a portion of the Democratic National Convention would be devoted to the mothers of some black youths notoriously killed at the hands of law enforcement in recent years. What about the slain police officers?, Bill O’Reilly opined. The “social justice” segment, as it was called, began with a speech […]

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

In the first event of 2015 where presidential candidates from both major political parties were present, Hillary Clinton blasted Jeb Bush during her speech at the National Urban League annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale. Clinton never mentioned Bush’s name. Instead she mocked the name of his political action committee, Right to Rise, that raised more […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2015

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Sitting at a table in Chamblin’s Uptown across from Jacksonville’s Hemming Park, where a vigil for Sandra Bland will be held Sunday at 6:00 p.m., event organizers Chevara Orrin and Melissa Adams spoke of why Bland’s death in police custody moved them so. Orrin positioned Bland’s death as another example of the “constant assault on […]

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Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are steamed by Houthi rebel fighters. Image via AP.

‘Mothers of the Movement’ have their moment at DNC

Chris Timmons: It was a memorable year in black America

Chris Timmons: It was a memorable year in black America

In Fort Lauderdale, Hillary Clinton slams Jeb Bush

#SayHerName: Sandra Bland vigil on Sunday in Jacksonville