A Texas man on death row is asking for a new sentencing hearing and has many supporters, but not because he’s innocent. Duane Buck was sentenced in Harris County, Texas (Houston) to die at his 1997 capital sentencing hearing. During the hearing the trial prosecutor elicited testimony from a psychologist, Dr. Walter Quijano, indicating that African Americans, are […]
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A Richmond, Virginia, school board member is facing ouster after sending racist and offensive e-mails about First Lady Michelle Obama. NBC12 Virginia is reporting that the NAACP, other school board members and members of the community are calling for the resignation of Isle of Wight school board member Herb Degroft who sent the emails along […]
Rachel Maddow talks to Forney, Texas, Mayor Darren Rozell about the third in a string of murders of public officials centered around the Dallas, Texas, area, and the potential mysterious connections potentially linking them. Maddow and her guest discuss the fact that the one common link to the murders could be white supremacist prison gangs. […]
CNN’s Piers Morgan talks to Robert Zimmerman, the brother of George Zimmerman, about a controversial tweet he posted comparing Trayvon Martin, the black teenager that his brother claims he killed in self defense, to another teenager who was recently accused of shooting a boy in the face. Here is his tweet, that has alread been […]