International News
NAACP leaders demand justice for Trayvon Martin
Thousands of activists from across the United States are expected to join the NAACP and other civil rights leaders in Sanford, Florida on Saturday, March 31 to honour the memory of Trayvon Martin and to move the national conversat
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Trayvon’s alleged killer may not face hate crime charges: lawyer
By WESLEY LOWERY
Daryl D. Parks, an attorney for the family of slain Florida teen, Trayvon Martin, said he does not believe the Justice Department will pursue federal hate crime charges against George Zimmerman
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The truth about Florida’s “Stand your Ground” law
By CHRISTOPHER E. BENJAMIN
BlackNews.com: Since the death of teenager, Trayvon Martin, there has been a whirlwind of coverage about the Seminole County's police department's failure to arrest h
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True Blue Weekend in Florida March 16-18
The 8th Annual True Blue Weekend will take place March 16-18, 2012. The 3-day event is hosted by the St. Andrew Old Girls' Association Florida Inc., the St. George's College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc. and the Jamaica Co
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St. Kitts & Nevis ambassador to meet with nationals in Houston, Texas this weekend
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts & Nevis: Ambassador to the United States, Jacinth Henry-Martin, is to visit the national association in Houston, Texas this weekend.
The St. Kitts-Nevis Association of Ho
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Moving tribute to Whitney Houston at NAACP Image Awards
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.: The winners of the “43RD NAACP Image Awards” were announced during the live broadcast from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium which aired February 17 on NBC.
The two-hou
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Sanaa Lathan, Anthony Mackie To Host 43rd NAACP Image Awards
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.: An all-star line-up is set for the “43RD NAACP Image Awards,” which will be broadcast live from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium on Friday, February 17 (8-10 p.m. ET live/PT ta
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Jamaican-born “Miss Ida” celebrates her 100th birthday
ORLANDO, Florida: Some 100 relatives and friends from across the United States, Canada and England attended Ida Chambers’ 100th birthday celebration.
Affectionately known as Mis
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