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NAACP Endorses Gay Marriage - In a move that some called historic, the country’s oldest black
civil rights group voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage. The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People passed a resolution supporting gay marriage at a meeting of its
board of directors in Miami, saying it opposed any policy or legislative initiative that "seeks to codify
discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove the constitutional rights of LGBT citizens."
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Alabama Consider Cutting Segregation Language - Nearly 60 years after the U.S. Supreme
Court outlawed school segregation, voters in Alabama this fall will decide whether to rid their state
constitution of racist language adopted during the time of Jim Crow laws.
G-Eight Pledges to Lift 50 Million Africans Out of Poverty - G8 leaders pledged to lift millions
of Africans out of poverty by promoting investments in sustainable agriculture. "Today we commit to
launch a New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition to accelerate the flow of private capital to
African agriculture, take to scale new technologies and other innovations that can increase
sustainable agricultural productivity, and reduce the risk borne by vulnerable economies and
communities," the Group of Eight major industrial nations said.
civil rights group voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage. The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People passed a resolution supporting gay marriage at a meeting of its
board of directors in Miami, saying it opposed any policy or legislative initiative that "seeks to codify
discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove the constitutional rights of LGBT citizens."
.
Alabama Consider Cutting Segregation Language - Nearly 60 years after the U.S. Supreme
Court outlawed school segregation, voters in Alabama this fall will decide whether to rid their state
constitution of racist language adopted during the time of Jim Crow laws.
G-Eight Pledges to Lift 50 Million Africans Out of Poverty - G8 leaders pledged to lift millions
of Africans out of poverty by promoting investments in sustainable agriculture. "Today we commit to
launch a New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition to accelerate the flow of private capital to
African agriculture, take to scale new technologies and other innovations that can increase
sustainable agricultural productivity, and reduce the risk borne by vulnerable economies and
communities," the Group of Eight major industrial nations said.
New Documents Shed Light on George Zimmerman Case - This disclosure came out as part of
a wealth of information released that is related to the case, including the medical's examiner's finding
of Martin autopsy conducted hours after his death. Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, 17, in
Sanford Florida earlier this year. Zimmerman has plead not guilty in the case, maintaining he shot
Martin in self-defense during his shift on a neighborhood watch. His trial date has not been set.
Life Expectancy Rates Increase For Blacks - While the gap between life expectancy rates for
African Americans and Whites still exists, it has narrowed over the last two decades, according to
“Health, United States, 2011,” a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While there
is no one contributing factor, the rise in life expectancy rates could be attributed to improvements in
treatments for cancer and strokes, which are most likely to affect African Americans. Those who are
more educated are more likely to have jobs that afford them the ability to pay for health care
services, experts say. They are also more likely to be able to afford exercise classes and partake in
healthier behaviors. The report’s findings are a part of the government’s 35th annual report on the
status of the nation and was compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Abused Wife ‘Stands Her Ground,’ Get 20 Year Prison Sentence - 20 years behind bars for
firing a gun into the ceiling of her home in front of her husband and their two young children. Marissa
Alexander was claiming she shot in self-defence, citing the state’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground
law, the jury and prosecutors said in this case, the law could not be invoked.
a wealth of information released that is related to the case, including the medical's examiner's finding
of Martin autopsy conducted hours after his death. Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, 17, in
Sanford Florida earlier this year. Zimmerman has plead not guilty in the case, maintaining he shot
Martin in self-defense during his shift on a neighborhood watch. His trial date has not been set.
Life Expectancy Rates Increase For Blacks - While the gap between life expectancy rates for
African Americans and Whites still exists, it has narrowed over the last two decades, according to
“Health, United States, 2011,” a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While there
is no one contributing factor, the rise in life expectancy rates could be attributed to improvements in
treatments for cancer and strokes, which are most likely to affect African Americans. Those who are
more educated are more likely to have jobs that afford them the ability to pay for health care
services, experts say. They are also more likely to be able to afford exercise classes and partake in
healthier behaviors. The report’s findings are a part of the government’s 35th annual report on the
status of the nation and was compiled by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Abused Wife ‘Stands Her Ground,’ Get 20 Year Prison Sentence - 20 years behind bars for
firing a gun into the ceiling of her home in front of her husband and their two young children. Marissa
Alexander was claiming she shot in self-defence, citing the state’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground
law, the jury and prosecutors said in this case, the law could not be invoked.