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Troy Davis Prepares To Die Today

Posted on 21 September 2011. Tags: clemency, death penalty, naacp, prison, save troy davis, state of georgia, too much doubt, troy davis, troy davis case

Despite last ditch efforts to save his life, it looks like the state of Georgia will go ahead with Troy Davis‘ execution as planned. From The AJC: According to prison policies, Davis was put on “death watch” days ago, with an officer assigned to watch him at all times to ensure he does not try to [...]

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The Curious Case Of Troy Davis

Posted on 19 September 2011. Tags: cause troy davis, clemency, clemency troy davis, Death Row, help troy davis, killing, lethal injection, murder, naacp, parole board, troy davis, wrongful death

Learn How You Can Help The Cause Troy Davis is fighting for his life after being convicted of a crime, he denies committing to this day. Currently incarcerated on Georgia’s death row – this is the fourth time he has tried to get a stay on his execution. The problem with death row is that [...]

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Florida Starts “No Saggin” Law – Extreme Or Needed?

Posted on 06 September 2011. Tags: american civil liberties union, dress code, education, florida campus, florida saggy pants law, gary siplin, naacp, sagging pants

New ‘Pull Your Pants Up Law’ Starts Controversy What would you do if someone made decisions about your style of dress? One Florida Senator decided to do just that AND give out consequences to students who don’t follow his dress code. Florida has now enacted a law that outlaws saggy pants on school campuses. Democratic [...]

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Grey’s Anatomy Star Doesn’t Think We Need HBCUs or NAACP’s

Posted on 25 May 2011. Tags: adoption, ellen pompeo, ellen pompeo hbcu naacp, grey's anatomy, hbcu, meredith grey, naacp, race relations, Racism, sherri shepard, The View, whoopi goldberg

Ellen Pompeo Says Separation Isn’t A Good Thing America’s favorite doctor shared some interesting views last week on “The View”. Popularly known as Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pomepo) on Grey’s Anatomy, she appeared on the talk show to discuss the season finale. In the last few episodes, we’ve seen the McDreamy/Grey couple contemplate adopting an [...]

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Is the NAACP Relevant or Fossil? Dr. Owens’ Letter To the President.

Posted on 23 July 2010. Tags: abuse, ask Dr. O, askdro, Benjamin, breitbart, Dr. O, Georgia, Jealous, naacp, owens, Racism, Sherrod, Shirley, Tea Party, Todd, USDA

Dear Mr. Benjamin Todd Jealous, NAACP President & CEO, I am both shocked and appalled by your statement that was released last Tuesday. After all, this event happened 24 years ago. Did you know this fact? Probably not! Since when does an organization such as the NAACP release such strong and career devastating remarks about [...]

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Steele Waters Don’t Run Deep!

Posted on 06 July 2010. Tags: Afghanistan, ask Dr. O, askdro, behavior, black, D.owens, deception, Democrats, Dr. O, dwight, GOP, men, michael steele, misled, naacp, Obama, opinion, out of control, owens, party, president, relationships, republican, sclc, steele, War

Once again Michael Steele, our great GOP leader, has put his foot back in his mouth. I don’t really understand his process of thinking. He seemingly has a death wish for President Obama, but each time he speaks, he essentially strengthens our support for the Democratic Party. I can’t say that his problem is racism [...]

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