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Attorney and activist Ben Crump, Broward/Fort Lauderdale NAACP president Marsha Ellison, National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Westside Gazette Publisher Bobby Henry and the late Trayvon Martin’s Mother Sybrina Fulton, were among the many to participate in the march.

NAACP and NNPA Lead Protest Against Police Brutality

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Delucca “Lucca” Rolle, the 15-year-old high school student who was punched and had his head slammed against the concrete by law enforcement officers...

A cell phone video captured Broward County Sheriff’s deputies pepper-spraying, tackling and punching a group of teens last week outside a McDonald’s near the school.

Black History7 years ago

Crump, NAACP, NNPA to Demonstrate after Police Brutality Incident in Florida

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We need to make sure we convey the message that the only crime committed on that day was not from the young man,...

A fierce fighter for youth, Public Defender Jeff Adachi rails against gang injunctions, a civil penalty applied mainly in public housing developments that drive from their homes and families young men reputed to be involved in a gang. Here he speaks at a rally in front of City Hall on July 12, 2007. In poor neighborhoods, Jeff Adachi had more credibility than any other public official and would often be sought out to speak on issues too hot for others to handle. – Photo: John Han, Fog City Journal

California Voice - San Francisco Bay View7 years ago

SF Board of Supervisors unanimously passes Jeff Adachi Youth Rights ordinance

SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — Youths ages 17 and below who are detained by San Francisco police officers will now be guaranteed to have an attorney...

Description: Retired General Sessions Court Judge Russell Sugarmon (center) was 2007 recipient of the Arthur S. Holmon Lifetime Achievement Award at a University of Memphis’ award ceremony. Judge Sugarmon helped to turn the tide of segregation and the city of Memphis during the turbulent 60’s and broke down racial barriers, first as a prominent attorney and later as a judge. Presenting the award was then U of M President Dr. Shirley Raines (left) and Black Student Association President Desmond Robinson. (Photo by Glen Yaun/TSD archives)

Black History7 years ago

IN MEMORIAM: Russell Bertrand Sugarmon Jr. – civil rights ‘giant’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As a member of the Memphis Branch NAACP, Mr. Sugarmon was instrumental in using the law to fight legal battles to desegregate public...

At 30, Sherrexcia “Rexy” Rolle serves as vice president of operations and general counsel of Western Air Limited, her family’s company and the largest privately-owned airline in the Bahamas. (Photos: Instagram and Twitter)

Business7 years ago

Flying High: Rexy Rolle Changing the Game in the Airline Industry

NNPA NEWSWIRE — She’s climbed the corporate ladder, but nothing was handed to her – Rolle clearly has earned her wings. “My family instilled a very...

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NAACP and NNPA Lead Protest Against Police Brutality

Crump, NAACP, NNPA to Demonstrate after Police Brutality Incident in Florida

SF Board of Supervisors unanimously passes Jeff Adachi Youth Rights ordinance

IN MEMORIAM: Russell Bertrand Sugarmon Jr. – civil rights ‘giant’

Flying High: Rexy Rolle Changing the Game in the Airline Industry

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NAACP and NNPA Lead Protest Against Police Brutality

Crump, NAACP, NNPA to Demonstrate after Police Brutality Incident in Florida

SF Board of Supervisors unanimously passes Jeff Adachi Youth Rights ordinance

IN MEMORIAM: Russell Bertrand Sugarmon Jr. – civil rights ‘giant’

Flying High: Rexy Rolle Changing the Game in the Airline Industry

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