Artist & Actor Action

An Award-winning teenage filmmaker Jordan Coleman is preparing a documentary about Trayvon Martin.  He calls it “I Am Trayvon.” Director Coleman is a freshman studying filmmaking at American University in Washington, DC. He said the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial was “disappointing, frustrating and appalling.”

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Teen Filmmaker Jordan Coleman To Do ‘I Am Trayvon’ Documentary | AT2W

It's about time! We are happy for them and we salute Shirley Sherrod for her work on behalf of the black farmers for many years. Black farmers in the south will finally begin receiving payments this week as a result of a $1.2 billion settlement in their discrimination case against federal agriculture officials. About 18,000 farmers in total are expected to receive checks over the next few days.

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Black Farmers Awarded $1.2 billion from federal lawsuit settlement | AT2W

 The National Black Church Initiative, a coalition of 34,000 churches representing 15.7 million African American churchgoers, located 32,587 complaints against BB&T Bank throughout the Southeast United States. The findings, both surprising and shocking, are part of the first phase of a seven year boycott against BB&T Bank. The complaints alleged unethical behavior, unnecessary fees, online banking trickery, bad loans, rude personnel, and overall uneasiness concerning white personnel towards black customers.

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The National Black Church Initiative Fights for Blacks Wrongly Mistreated by BB&T Bank | AT2W

Trayvon Martin's parents are doing a lot of speaking out since the mis-justice was carried out in court their son's murder by the acquitted George Zimmerman.Tracy Martin spoke on Capitol Hill this week and joined the Congressional Black Caucus and on Black Men and Boys held its first-ever meeting on Wednesday...

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Trayvon Martin’s Father Tracy Martin Speaks on Capitol Hill, Also Black Caucus Meeting [VIDEOS] | AT2W