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*Thousands of people packed a church in Savannah, Georgia on Saturday for the funeral of Troy Davis, who was executed for the murder of a police officer in a case that drew world attention because of claims by his advocates that he was innocent. The rousing service at Jonesville Baptist Church in Savannah reflected a [...]
*The editor of ReddingNewsReview.com reports of unnamed sources who say President Obama tried to intervene to stop the Troy Davis execution in Georgia. Robert “Rob” Redding Jr. posted the following story on Monday: President Obama candidly Friday took a little time to explain how he tried to save Troy Davis and why he did not [...]
*On June 7, 1998, most of the nation sat in horror as they saw the country sink back into a time where African Americans were “hunted” on a regular basis. A story came out of Jasper, Tx., revealing the nasty underbelly of America to the world. A lynching had occurred and a black man lost his [...]
*New York, NY – Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN) and one of the country’s foremost civil rights leaders, will travel to Washington, DC, Friday, September 23 to call upon the U.S. Justice Department to move for federal laws to prevent states from prosecuting capital cases unless scientific or physical evidence is [...]
*At the last minute, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in and stopped the execution of a black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago. The ruling came because Duane Edward Buck’s lawyers contended that his sentence was unfair because of a question asked about race during his trial. He was scheduled [...]
*(Atlanta, GA)– Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN) and NAN’s Southeast Regional Bureau of NAN will hold candlelight vigils in support of Clemency for Troy Anthony Davis (pictured) and will be joined by members of the clergy, community activists and others in support of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles commuting [...]
*Unfortunately it looks like it’s about to be all over for Troy Anthony Davis, the high-profile Georgia death row inmate who claims he’s innocent of killing a Savannah police officer. According to reports, the Department of Corrections said Wednesday that Davis, 41, will be executed at 7:00 p.m. EDT on Sept. 21 for the 1989 [...]
*Filling in for Sean Hannity, conservative pundit and self-professed Christian Tucker Carlson, came right out and said it: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick should be executed. Well, don’t be surprised at the level of political posturing on the subject in light of President Obama’s praising of the Philadelphia Eagles for giving Michael Vick a second [...]
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