Bring That Week Back: School Bans Students From Covering Malcolm X
MLK Jr. library in D.C. getting renovated, plus more news.
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School Bans Students From Covering Malcolm X - Martin Luther King Jr. library in downtown D.C. is getting renovated; Oklahoma restaurant is under fire for banning gays and minorities; plus more national news. —Natelege Whaley (@natelege) Teachers at an elementary school in Queens, New York, received criticism from parents after telling their students that Malcolm X was “violent” and “bad.” They were banned from writing about the assassinated activist during Black History Month. (Photo: AP Photo, File)
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MLK Library Will Be Redesigned - The Martin Luther King Jr. Library in downtown Washington, D.C., will be getting a face-lift. The Mecanoo and Martinz+Johnson architectural design firm will redesign the building. A public garden is included in the new design. (Photo: Mecanoo with Martinez + Johnson Architecture)
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Oklahoma Restaurant Owner Under Fire for Banning Gays and Minorities - Gary James is doing business in bad taste as he discriminates against patrons based on their color and sexuality. He doesn’t want to serve clientele who are gay, minority, handicapped or unemployed at his restaurant in Enid, Oklahoma. His restaurant is a place where “great whites gather,” according to its logo. (Photo: KFOR/News Channel 4)
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Trayvon's Parents Support Slain Fla. Teen's Family - Before the mistrial verdict in the Michael Dunn case Saturday, Trayvon Martin’s parents expressed their disappointment in the justice system. "No matter the verdict, the fact that Ron and Lucia will never see their son again will not change; we know that pain all too well,” they shared. (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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Man Charged in Shooting Death of Teen Girl - Willie Noble, man who shot and killed Adrian Broadway, 15, has been charged with first-degree murder, committing a terrorist act and five counts of aggravated assault. Broadway and three other teens had done a prank at his home when he started shooting. (Photo: Pulaski County Jail)
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George Zimmerman Says Only God Could Judge Him - "He's the only judge that I have to answer to," George Zimmerman said in an interview with CNN New Day about the night he killed Trayvon Martin two years ago. Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder in July and has not left the spotlight since a jury found him not guilty. (Photo: Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images)
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Melissa Harris-Perry Shares Picture of Baby Daughter on Twitter - MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry introduced the world to her and her husband’s new baby girl via Twitter. She said the baby was delivered through a surrogate mother and denied reports that the baby was adopted.(Photo: Melissa Harris-Perry via Twitter)