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The Hill’s Changemakers: Wisdom Cole, national director of the NAACP Youth & College Division
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWisdom O. Cole never intended to be an activist. He thought he’d graduate from University of...
8 things to know about Tallahassee civil rights attorney Ben Crump
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn some of the nation's most controversial and racially charged legal cases of the last 10 years,...
Triggers and tragedies: Wrong-place shootings put 'stand your ground' laws in the spotlight
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRalph Yarl, 16, was shot in the head last week by a homeowner when he mistakenly rang his doorbell...
Black Lives Matter movement marks 10 years of activism and renews its call to defund the police
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Black Lives Matter movement hits a milestone on Thursday, marking 10 years since its 2013...
The Alphas Pour Ice Cold Water On Their Florida Convention
The Root via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFlorida has targeted the Black community from restricting voting rights to banning books about basic...
Rachel Jeantel: Trayvon 'Never Made Fun Of Me'
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 decade agoRachel Jeantel's testimony in the trial of George Zimmerman, who is facing second-degree murder charges for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, caused a...
Key Dates In The Trayvon Martin Murder Case
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 decade agoThe trial of George Zimmerman, set to kick off with jury selection on Monday, is one of the biggest court proceedings to take place in Florida since...
2013's Top Ten Crime Stories
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 decade agoCrime stories dominated the headlines in 2013 like no year in recent history. In the past 12 months we've seen the Boston Marathon bombing, the release...
Black man who used 'stand your ground' defense in fatal shooting gets 10 years in prison
Yahoo News· 2 years agoWilliam “Marc” Wilson was recently convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a shooting that he says...
Judge In Trayvon Case Steps Aside
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 decade agoThe judge who was set to preside over the trial of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin has stepped aside. Jessica Reckseidler's recusal...
