Irreverence: The US Penal System vs. the African American

Irreverence: The US Penal System vs. the African American by H. Lewis Smith

In 1991, Troy Anthony Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of Mark A. MacPhail, a Savannah police officer. On Tuesday, October 14, 2008, the Supreme Court rejected appeals for the condemned Georgia Department of Corrections 40-year-old inmate. The execution date was hastily reset for October 27, 2008.

GRAMMY® Award Winners Come Together on Healing Song for the Nation

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) – On the heels of this year’s epic general election, four of the biggest voices in country, pop, and gospel music are reaching across the aisle and coming together for an unprecedented single aimed at fostering unity across partisan, social, ethnic, and economic divides, setting a tone of harmony and togetherness for the new presidency and the country’s immediate future.