Arelis R. Hernandez

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, 3rd from left, marches with the Rev. Al Sharpton and NAACP President Ben Jealous, middle, during a rally Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.

Trayvon marchers: ‘We want an arrest. Shot in the chest”

August 23, 2019 at 1:21 a.m.

Civil-rights organizers from the NAACP and other groups today are marching down Sanford's 13th street in the heart of one of the city's historic black neighborhoods to Sanford Police headquarters...

Trayvon Martin: Sanford officials, Rep. Corrine Brown meet with Justice officials in Washington

March 29, 2019 at 12:14 p.m.

Rep. Corrine Brown, and Sanford city leaders, who met in Washington today withU.S. Department of Justicerepresentatives, said they were committed to finding answers surrounding the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon...

Trayvon Martin shooting draws Rev. Al Sharpton to Sanford

April 5, 2019 at 11:53 a.m.

The Rev. Al Sharptonannounced through social media that he will be visiting Sanford next week to hold a rally for slain Miami teen Trayvon Martin, whose killing by a Neighborhood...

Hazing death: FAMU postpones review of anti-hazing rules

August 23, 2019 at 1:13 a.m.

The president of Florida A&M University announced late Thursday that he was postponing the work of a task force he appointed to review anti-hazing rules at FAMU, which is reeling...

FAMU band member Robert Champion death 911 call: ‘He’s in my hands, ma’am. He’s cold.’

December 23, 2018 at 4:17 p.m.

Robert Champion vomited, stopped breathing and was cold to the touch moments before he was taken to the hospital where he died following a suspected hazing attack, according to 911...

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