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AJC: Warren Lee Hill Granted Stays Of Execution

Source: Bill Rankin / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Condemned killer Warren Hill has been granted stays of execution by the federal appeals court in Atlanta and the Georgia Court of Appeals, his lawyer said Tuesday. Hill was scheduled to be put to death at 7 p.m. He had already taken a sedative to prepare for his execution. The decision [...]

theGrio: Teen Makes History As 4th Black Driver In NASCAR

Source: Dan Gelston / AP / theGrio DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.  — Darrell Wallace Jr., is set to make history as only the fourth black driver with a full-time ride in a NASCAR series. Wallace takes the wheel for the Truck Series race Friday at Daytona International Speedway. He is signed with Joe Gibbs Racing and will [...]

THE BLEACHER REPORT: 25 Players Most Likely to Be Dealt at the NBA Trade Deadline

Source: Brendan Bowers / The Bleacher Report In ranking the 25 NBA players most likely to be dealt at Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, a combination of factors come into play. At the forefront is the reported interest in each player, but current team salary structures and the specific positional needs were also considered. From Pau Gasol [...]

Man Accused Of Slapping Crying Boy On Delta Flight Turns Himself In (VIDEO)

Source: CNN An Idaho man accused of uttering a racial slur and slapping a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta Air Lines flight turned himself in to authorities Tuesday. Follow @rolandreports !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="http://feedproxy.google.com//platform... Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho, surrendered in that state, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta. He was charged with assaulting a [...]

Warren Lee Hill Execution: Mentally disabled Georgia Man Loses Clemency Bid, Will Be Executed Tonight

Source: CBS News JACKSON, Ga. – A Georgia death row inmate, whose attorneys argue he is mentally disabled and therefore should be spared death, is set to be executed Tuesday evening. A lawyer for Warren Lee Hill says the state Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied him clemency. Hill is scheduled to die by lethal [...]

USA TODAY: Gen. John Allen Announces Retirement, Won’t Lead Europe

Source: Jim Michaels / USA Today WASHINGTON – Marine Corps Gen. John Allen will retire from the military rather than proceed with his nomination to become the supreme commander in Europe, citing family health reasons. The White House made the announcement Tuesday after Allen met with President Obama. “Today, I met with General John Allen and [...]

Georgia Prisoner Facing Execution Tuesday; Defenders Say He Is Mentally Disabled And Should Be Spared

Source: Matt Smith / CNN Warren Lee Hill, whose defenders say he is mentally disabled, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday for the 1990 killing of Joseph Handspike. Handspike was another inmate in a Georgia state prison. Hill was convicted of beating Handspike to death with a nail-studded board while already serving a life [...]

Nurse Sues After Hospital Grants Dad’s Racial Request

Source: Robin Erb / Detroit Free Press / USA Today FLINT, Mich. — An African-American nurse who is suing a Michigan hospital because she said it agreed to a man’s request that no African-American nurses care for his newborn recalled Monday that she was stunned by her employer’s actions. “I didn’t even know how to react,” said Tonya Battle, [...]

DETROIT FREE PRESS: ‘Hospital Institutionalized Racism,’ Rev. Al Sharpton’s Group Says

Source: Robin Erb / Detroit Free Press A Michigan representative for the Rev. Al Sharpton is demanding answers to allegations that a Flint hospital submitted to a father’s request that no African-American nurses care for his newborn. The hospital posted a note on the assignment chart that read: “No African American nurse to take care [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Ken Sullivan About Mississippi Officially Ratifying The 13th Amendment

Roland Martin talks with Ken Sullivan about he and his colleague’s recent work that led to Mississippi officially ratifying the 13th Amendment.