Rev. Jesse Jackson's coalition challenges gun laws

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson says his Rainbow PUSH Coalition will organize to change gun laws in Oklahoma, where a shooting spree recently terrorized residents in a predominantly black section of Tulsa....

Baptist leader sorry for Trayvon comments

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Southern Baptist leader apologized this week for any hurt caused by explosive remarks accusing President Obama and other black leaders of exploiting Trayvon Martin's death for political gain...

Baptist leader calls Trayvon Martin support 'shameful'

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - The head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm condemns the response of many black leaders to the Trayvon Martin case as 'shameful'...

Tulsa shootings: Murder, hate crime charges

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two men accused of going on a shooting spree that terrorized Tulsa's predominantly black north side face murder and hate crime charges...

Zimmerman attorney: My client is a victim

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Hal Uhrig, the high profile attorney of Trayvon Martin's shooter -- George Zimmerman is going on the offensive...

Zimmerman friend: 'Coon a**' not a racial slur

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VIDEO - Joe Oliver, a friend of George Zimmerman's, defends audio which appears to contain the Trayvon Martin shooter's use of a racial slur in reference the late teen...

Zimmerman friend feels blowback from fellow blacks

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theGRIO REPORT - theGrio speaks with Joe Oliver, a friend and defender of George Zimmerman who also happens to be black -- a day after the 1-month anniversary of the fatal shooting...

Hundreds honor Soul Train's Don Cornelius

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Through music, scripture and song, Don Cornelius was remembered Thursday as the man who elevated black culture and entertainment with his 'Soul Train' demolishing barriers of race and culture, and changing American history...

WATCH: Ronald Reagan makes MLK Day official

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VIDEO - In this archival footage President Ronald Reagan officially makes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a national holiday...

Rev. Jackson gives away food as he turns 70

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ABC - Jackson met with religious and organization leaders for breakfast at RainbowPUSH headquarters on Chicago's South Side to discuss renewing the War on Poverty started by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964...

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