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A new study suggests Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law can be linked to a spike in gun-related deaths.

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Parents are supposed to protect and provide for their kids. When that doesn’t happen, kids are left to do those things for themselves. That’s the situation 14-year-old Bresha Meadows allegedly found herself in on July 28. According to reports, Bresha is accused of shooting her father, Jonathan Meadows, in the head for allegedly abusing her […]

We’re so happy that Marissa Alexander made it home and while she is on house arrest, there’s nothing more important to the mother of three…

We have all gotten to know Marissa Alexander as a Black mother of two from Florida who fired a warning shot at her abusive husband…

03/10/14- Roland Martin talks with Pastor Jamal Bryant about the negative impact of “Stand Your Ground” laws and the rally against SYG happening in Tallahassee,…

03/05/14- Reverend Al Sharpton encourages people to participate in the “Stand Your Ground” rally happening in Tallahassee, Florida on March 10, 2014. For more information…

On the night of February 26, 2012, 17-year old Trayvon Martin, a hoodie-wearing high school junior, was walking through a neighborhood in Sanford, Florida when…

A friend from Chicago, a black female physician, had a sobering conversation with her three school-age sons days before a Florida jury failed to convict…

02/17/14- Roland Martin talks with Attorney Ben Crump about the Michael Dunn verdict and why “Stand Your Ground” laws need to be dismantled. Plus, he…

An appellate court on Thursday ordered a new trial for Marissa Alexander.  The Florida woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun to scare off her allegedly abusive husband.  The court said the jury was improperly instructed on self-defense.  CNN.com has the complete story.  Read more: