Philly NAACP

It was a very tragic year from its opening moments and except for a few brief successes—presidential re-election and Summer Olympics—the overarching narrative of 2012 has been wanton destruction, bloody mayhem, tragic loss, especially among our most innocent… the children.

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A Florida judge has denied defense requests to end 24-hour GPS monitoring of George Zimmerman while he is out on bond in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Judge Debra Nelson denied bond requests from Zimmerman’s defense team Tuesday. 

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Wearing a T-shirt with his son’s picture on it that says “Kill Guns, Not Kids,” Ron Davis said he is staying positive and focused four days after laying his son to rest. He is organizing a candlelight vigil that will be held at Friendship Fountain on Saturday, December 15th.

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President – Barack Obama (D)

Vice President – Joe Biden (D)

U.S. Senate – Bob Casey Jr. (D)

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Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the US elected its first black president, an Associated Press poll finds, as a slight majority of Americans now express prejudice toward blacks whether they recognize those feelings or not.

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It was 1864 and President Lincoln was in a tense reelection battle. His opponent George McClellan was running an unscrupulous campaign. It was the middle of the civil war and Lincoln’s memorable statement “don’t swap horses in the middle of the stream” seemed a reasonable ask and he was reelected.

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Pennsylvania courts are notoriously unjust places. Unlike appellate judicial decisions coming out of New Jersey, California and New York, our higher courts are among the least quoted and least respected (by other judges) in the nation.

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Last year in New York City, police stopped and interrogated black men and boys between the ages 14 and 24 a total of 168,126 times. The total population of black men and boys aged 14 through 24 in New York City is 158,406. 

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There were at least a dozen contests pitting long-term incumbents against young upstarts or all-out battles to fill vacant seats left by State Representatives who had exited early to seek other elective offices. Only in the 182nd District where Brian Sims apparently has beaten veteran legislator Babette Josephs, 71…

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“We are encouraged that the nationwide campaign by civil rights advocates has forced ALEC to rethink its voter suppression and criminal protection work, but we know that for so many Americans, the damage has already been done,” said Benjamin Todd Jealous.

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