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NAACP officially supports same-sex marriage

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Following President Barack Obama’s recent statement in support of same-sex marriage, Saturday night the NAACP board of directors voted to support same-sex marriage and released a statement that “civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law” and citing the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as a reason for backing marriage equality. ... read more »

Family of hate crime-murder victim asks for death penalty to be removed

Friday, September 30th, 2011

The family of James Craig Anderson has asked the state of Mississippi and federal officials to remove the death penalty from the table in regards to the seven white teenagers who allegedly murdered Anderson in the early morning of June 26. In a letter written by Anderson’s sister, as reported by CNN.com, states: “We ask ... read more »