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Tgx0"Cn"Ujctrvqp Nqugu"Oqo 14 Fired for Wearing Millions of Americans are hungry for justice in the death of Trayvon Martin and after Orange Shirts the rally of nearly 30,000 peo- Fourteen employees of the ple of all colors, attended a Elizabeth R. Welborn law rally organized and led by the firm in Deerfield Beach, Rev. Al Sharpton, Governor Florida, started a tradition Rick Scott of Florida, appoint- a few months ago they ed Duval County’s Angela called, ‘pay-day Friday. Corey to lead the case as pros- On that day, they would ecutor. wear orange shirts. The Chief of Police of Stanford, Lcpkeg"Fqdkg."uvknn"ygctkpi However, new manage- Florida stepped down as chief, but only temporarily. What is making jgt" qtcpig" ujktv" chvgt ment saw it as a slap at the so many people upset is the fact that the city manager, who says he has dgkpi"hktgf0 firm and on this past pay had experience of being mistreated because he is black, had the power day, all of the employees to fire the chief or put him on temporary leave. He did not. Shown above is the Rev. Al Sharpton who wore the orange shirts were given pink slips. Oh Even though the killing of Trayvon Martin has really been a major part with his mother some years ago. Mrs. yes, it was thought that orange was the defining color of the news during the past few days, the incident is still top of the news Ada Sharpton died Thursday morning of The Sunshine State so the pink did not match. and in different social media. while her sons were on the way to One of the paralegals of the firm tried to explain that Trayvon Martin was 17 years of age and visiting his father in a gated Florida to fight for justice. Mrs. the wearing of the shirts had become an innocent happy community. The killer stated that his shooting of Trayvon Martin was Sharpton was 87 years of age. She died hour tradition but was told they did not buy her story. an act of self defense, even though Trayvon was only carrying a bag of in Dothan, Alabama following a long In the state of Florida, all employees are presumed to Skittles and an iced tea. sickness. be “at will” according to reports. Therefore, “at will” The Florida Star, in a telephone interview Wednesday with Florida Rev. Sharpton said he went on with his employees may be terminated for any reason, so long State Senator Audrey Gibson, Senator Gibson, who moved up from schedule in his fight for the Martins as that reason is not illegal. state representative to state senator last year, stated, “Let me be clear, because that is what his mother would It is also understood that if the workers were in fact I voted against this flawed legislation when it raised its ugly head in have wanted him to do. He added that wearing the shirts as a protest against working condi- 2005, and today we see exactly why a “no” vote was exactly the right he would make arrangements for his tions, they would have been protected under federal thing to do.” mother after the rally in Sanford. law. “As a vocal member of the Florida House at the time the bill was heard, Kpvgttcekcn"Octtkcig as then, Representative Gibson, I debated and voted against the bill in Yjkvpg{"Jqwuvqp‚u" 2005. The overriding issue in my mind was that people are far too Even though the number of interracial judgmental about the appearance of an individual to be allowed to marriages in the U. S. has reached an Fgcvj"Tgrqtv"Tgngcugf shoot someone at will if they feel “threatened.” all-time high, a recent poll “The results of this flawed legislation have manifested itself in this revealed that 29% of voters in most unfortunate incident involving the murder of a young man who Mississippi believe that interracial mar- did absolutely nothing wrong. I send my condolences to the family and riage should be illegal. Fifty-four per- call on the Governor to convene a Special Session of the Legislature to cent said intermarriage should remain bring this law before the appropriate committees and finally to the legal and the other percentage said they Floor for a vote to rectify the egregious situation created by a 39-0 vote were not sure. in the Senate and a 94-20 vote in the House.” The last U.S. anti-miscegenation laws Trayvon - Continued A-2 were lifted in 1967. Even though, many mixed-race couples don’t feel Hnqtkfc"Igpgtcn"Dcrvkuv"Eqpxgpvkqp they are completely safe and accepted. Eqokpi"vq"Lcemuqpxknng" Whitney Houston died because of a combination of Jacksonville Man Killed cocaine, heart disease and, ultimately, drowning. May bring President Obama and Rev. Al Sharpton The L.A. County coroner's office released its toxicol- in Road Rage ogy report on Whitney Houston's death on Thursday. The 137th Annual Session of the Florida On Friday, The report, according to news stories said that, General Baptist Convention, Inc. will be Jacksonville "It's possible she fell asleep," stated cardiologist Gina held in Jacksonville, April 2- 6, 2012. The Sheriff’s Office said Lundberg, medical director of the Heart Center for meetings will be at the Hyatt Regency that Kahron Ali Women at St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta. "Based on Riverfront Hotel, Downtown Jacksonville. Warnke, 33, of the fact that the coroner lists drowning first would sug- The official opening begins on Monday at Jacksonville was gest she was alive when she went under the water, so 10:30 a.m. There will be a musical concert, killed due to an she didn't have a heart attack first." women in white grand march, worship serv- apparent road-rage. The Los Angeles County coroner's preliminary report ices and much more. Mcjtqp"Cnk"Yctpmg It was reported that Thursday found heart disease had caused blockages in President Obama and Rev. Al Sharpton around 3 p.m. Houston's arteries, common in drug users, but could Vjg"Tgx0"Ft0"Lcogu were both invited and Rev. Sharpton has Friday at Jammes and not determine whether she had a heart attack. She died Ucoruqp." Rtgukfgpv." Hnqtkfc already confirmed his appearance which 103rd Street, Warnke on February 12, 2012. She was 48 years of age. Igpgtcn" Dcrvkuv" Eqpxgpvkqp will be during the Social Justice Hour at cpf"rcuvqt"qh"Hktuv"Pgy"\kqp and Brad Lippincott Okuukqpct{" Dcrvkuv" Ejwtej. 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday. of Gainesville had a W0"U0"Rquvcn"Ugtxkeg"Ocmkpi"Ewvu Lcemuqpxknng0 run in and it appears The U.S. Postal Service Dtcf"Cpftgy Oqtg"vjcp":22"Lqdu"Eqokpi"vq Nkrrkpeqvv."52 that gun shots were said they see no financial Lcemuqpxknng"vjtqwij"9/Gngxgp fired, even though relief in sight so they are Warnke had his child in the back seat. cutting more than 260 mail Mayor Alvin Brown welcomed Growth Agenda to spur job Warnke tried to drive away after the processing centers around the country as part of their 7-Eleven convenient stores back growth by lowering the cost of liv- gunfire and crashed about a block billion-dollar-cost-cutting effort. Such a cut will make to the Jacksonville area. While ing, away. Lippincott was not injured but mail delivery a little bit slower for first-class mail. welcoming 7-Eleven, Governor 7-Eleven is the world’s largest did call 911 after leaving the scene. The cuts means about 35,000 jobs. This all stems Rick Scott thanked the Florida convenience store chain with Lippincott was arrested and charged from the declining mail volume as many no longer pay Legislature for passing his 2012 44,700 stores in 16 countries. with manslaughter and discharging a their bills through the mail but through the Internet. Job Creation and Economic firearm within 1,000 feet of people. The cuts started in May. Kv"ku"vkog"hqt"vjg"Cogtkecp"rgqrng"vq"ujqy"tgurgev"vq"qwt"rtgukfgpv"cpf"vq"gcej"qvjgt0 As Rev. Sharpton says: We accepted many things in the past. But then we reach a point where we can no longer accept. 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