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Zimmerman Verdict: 86 Percent of African Americans Disapprove
The vast majority of Black Americans are unhappy that George Zimmerman wasn’t found guilty for the murder of Trayvon Martin.
Read More‘The Snowy Day’: Children’s Book With Black Protagonist is Focus of Exhibit
By Joann Loviglio, Associated Press, TheGrio PHILADELPHIA (AP) — During the height of the civil rights movement, a gentle book about a black boy in a red snowsuit crunch-crunch-crunching through the snow broke down racial barriers and now is the subject of an upcoming exhibit. Ezra Jack Keats’ beloved 1962 book, “The Snowy Day,” is credited…
Read More2 Teens Rescue 5-yr-old Girl From Kidnapping
Two Black teens are being celebrated for thwarting the attempted kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl.
Read MoreObama: ‘Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago’
The president spoke to the nation after the acquittal of George Zimmerman who killed teenaged Travyon Martin for walking in his neighborhood.
Read MoreNo Déja Vu to Everyone
Jerrianne Hayslett examines the similarities between two high-profile trials in which the defendants were men of color.
Read MoreFlorida ‘stand your ground’ law yields some shocking outcomes depending on how law is applied
An investigation into stand-your-ground laws shows the shocking ways they are invoked and applied to different Florida cases.
Read MoreFla. mom gets 20 years in jail for firing warning shots against abusive husband
A Florida woman’s defense failed to protect her from serving time in prison after defending herself against her abusive husband.
Read MoreWhy the Zimmerman Jury Failed Us
Harvard professor Lawrence Bobo explains how the Zimmerman verdict reflects the racism at America’s core – leading to the continual dehumanization of blacks. When cultural racism is this deeply embedded in America’s basic cultural toolkit, it need not be named or even consciously embraced to work its ill effects.
Read MoreFrederick Douglass: “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro”
On July 5, 1852, abolitionist and ex-slave Frederick Douglass gave this famously pointed speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He told his white audience, “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn.”
Read MoreJoining Together in Justice
In this opinion pieces, Charles Blow details the similarities between the fights for racial and sexual equality–and those who oppose both.
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