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Hillary Clinton speaks out against the new Republican led North Carolina voter I.D. law as “…the greatest hits of voter suppression” U.S. senator seeks federal review of North Carolina voting law By Karen Brooks Reuters U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, a North Carolina Democrat expected to face a tough battle to retain her seat in 2014, […]

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down key part of Voting Rights Act of 1965 By Adam Liptak The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 vote, ruling that Congress had not provided adequate justification for subjecting nine states, […]

The War on Marijuana in Black and White ACLU’s 2013 report on racially biased arrests By American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) This report is the first to examine marijuana possession arrest rates by race for all 50 states (and the District of Columbia) and their respective counties from 2001 to 2010. The report relies on […]

Brazil swears in first black supreme court president Agence-France Presse Brazil judge Joaquim Barbosa took the oath of office as Brazil’s first ever black head of the Supreme Court on Thursday, in a historic ceremony attended by President Dilma Rousseff and other top leaders. The son of a bricklayer and a cleaner, Barbosa, 58, pledged […]

Are African Americans content not being elected to the U.S. Senate as it increases with women and other diversity populations? Congress is said to be looking more like America as a record number of women will be seated in the U.S. Senate Dilemma X It might appear that it is more acceptable to elect an […]

  After fiery speech by Congressman John Lewis, Voting Rights Amendment is pulled By Jennifer Steinhauer The New York Times Sometimes during lengthy floor debates on bills, interesting things happen in the witching hours. Such was the case late Wednesday, when Representative John Lewis of Georgia pushed back with a fiery speech directed at an […]

Is now the time to remove wig wearing as part of court dress in Africa’s Commonwealth of Nations and those in the Caribbean? The use of wigs in British courts dates back to the 1680s. The Commonwealth of Nations is an organization of 54 independent member states. All members except Mozambique and Rwanda were part of the British […]

Duke University study finds racial disparity in convictions by all-white juries Duke University has released a new study that finds that all-White juries convicted Black defendants significantly more often than when the defendant was White. This article examines the impact of jury racial composition on trial outcomes using a data set of felony trials in Florida between […]

Ann Coulter: Black Americans Should Arm Themselves   Ann Coulter is an American lawyer, conservative social and political commentator. Coulter graduated cum laude from Cornell University in 1984 with a B.A. in history, and received her J. D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1988. Ann Coulter achieved membership in the Order of the […]

Are these the health care videos Mitt Romney does not want conservative Republicans or Americans to see? Dilemma X On April 12, 2006, then Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney signed the Massachusetts health care insurance reform law and established the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority. The legislation mandated that nearly all Massachusetts residents buy or obtain health insurance coverage. BOSTON – […]