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Video: President Obama weighs in on Trayvon Martin case with statement

March 23, 2012

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Trayvon Martin Case – President Obama Weighs In: ‘If I Had a Son, He’d Look Like Trayvon’  

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George Zimmerman defense releases bloody face photo in Trayvon Martin’s killing case

March 20, 2012

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Updated: December 3, 2012 George Zimmerman defense releases bloody face photo Photo from night of Trayvon Martin shooting shows Zimmerman’s face bloodied. By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel George Zimmerman’s defense team on Monday released a higher-quality, color version of a bloody photo of Zimmerman’s face taken the night he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The photo […]

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Video: “Slavery By Another Name” documentary on the re-enslavement of African Americans

January 2, 2012

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Slavery By Another Name   Produced by Twin Cities Public Television and premiering on PBS early 2012. Major funding for Slavery by Another Name is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The Coca-Cola Company and the CPB/PBS Diversity and Innovation Fund.     Slavery by Another Name is a 90 […]

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Maximum Marijuana possession penalties for selected amounts, by state

January 1, 2012

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Maximum Marijuana possession penalties for selected amounts, by state   United States Marijuana possession arrest rates by state and race (2006)   White Black Other State Arrest Rate Pct. Arrest Rate Pct. Arrest Rate Pct. Alabama 145.66 39% 622.12 61% 50.91 0% Alaska 117.77 70% 228.98 8% 173.52 22% Arizona 247.64 85% 628.67 10% 175.87 […]

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