From the monthly archives: January 2012
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper The National Black Justice Coalition has begun an online petition drive urging the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights to investigate whether the death of a Florida A&M University student was actually a hazing accident, the [...]
By Sean Yoes Special to the NNPA for Afro-American NewspaperIntro: “Red Tails,” a new Hollywood motion picture starring Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. and Oscar nominee Terrence Howard is scheduled to be released Jan. 20 in theaters across the nation. It tells the story of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, the first [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper An inaccurate inscription etched into the Martin Luther King memorial in Washington D.C. will be changed to provide the correct context of a quote by the civil rights leader. The Washington Post first reported Jan. 13 that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar had ordered the quote [...]
WASHINGTON: Associated Press— Pentagon leaders scrambled last week to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses — an act that appears to violate international laws of warfare and put further strains on U.S.-Afghan relations.Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called Afghan President Hamid Karzai to offer assurances of a [...]
There are only three local offices on the upcoming March Democratic Primary ballot – Circuit Clerk, Probate Judge and Constables. There are two candidates for Probate Judge – incumbant Earlean Isaac and John Kennard. For constable there is one one candidate for District 1, Precinct 1 – Lester Brown; for Constable District 2, [...]
On Tuesday, January 17, over $71,000 was distributed by Sheriff Joe Benison to the various entities he had selected as recipients of money from electronic bingo at Greenetrack and Greene Charity Bingo in the month of December.The money was allotted as follows: Greene County Sheriff’s Department – $10,471,77 from Greenetrack and $3,500 from [...]
Greene County celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday and National Holiday with a breakfast at the Activity Center, a march from the Eutaw Activity Center to the William M. Branch Courthouse and a rally and award ceremony at the Courthouse. These events were sponsored by the Greene County Chapter of [...]
By Senator Hank Sanders A coalition of 25 Alabama organizations sponsored a state-wide Save Ourselves Summit (SOS) on November 19, 2011. It was a powerful success with a great cross-section of people participating productively. That was just beginning. Among other matters, SOS resolved to facilitate a national Selma to Montgomery March to challenge the increasing [...]
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Dec. 13 (GIN) – With the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq, Djibouti – a major U.S. ally – will be the “central location” in fighting terrorism, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta during his visit this week to the north African nation. The U.S. base [...]
ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland State Conference of the NAACP and Maryland civil rights leaders joined state legislators today to call for repeal of the death penalty, citing systemic flaws and racial disparities in the capital punishment system. At a morning meeting National NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous met with several community leaders in [...]
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