Attorney General Eric Holder said today that the United States Department of Justice would take “appropriate action” in the killing of Trayvon Martin, should it find evidence that a federal criminal civil rights crime was committed. Holder made the remarks today at an appearance before a civil rights organization founded by Rev. Al Sharpton. The [...]

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Embattled Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. has just “temporarily” stepped down from his post amid much controversy over the shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. “My role as the leader of this agency has become a distraction from the investigation,” Lee said in a brief statement. “It is apparent that my involvement in [...]

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Percy Sutton, the civil rights lawyer who represented Malcolm X before beginning successful ventures as a political power broker and media mogul, has died at the age of 89. Marissa Shorenstein, a spokeswoman for Governor David Paterson, confirmed that Sutton died on Saturday. She did not reveal the cause of death. The son of a [...]

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The New York Post is in a heap of hot water tonight.  They ran a cartoon likening the creator of the new stimulus bill (President Barack Obama?) with a wild chimpanzee, parodying yesterday’s headline-grabbing chimpanzee attack in Connecticut. Famed cartoonist Sean Delonas wrote is the author responsible. The cartoon ran on both the New York [...]

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