Marissa Alexander
One gunshot got Marissa Alexander sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison even though she said she was defending herself from estranged abusive…
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…
You may not remember her name, but you remember the incident. In 2012, out of Jacksonville, Florida, Marissa Alexander held a gun that she shot…
Regardless of how one feels about the stance For Harriet founder Kimberly Foster (pictured below) takes in her essay, “Why I Will Not March For Eric…
In this edition of 3 Things You Should Know, Jeff Johnson lets us know instead of Florida removing the “Stand Your Ground” law, they are trying to…
It’s been quite the year in politics with some advances for certain causes and a litany of failures in the other. Boo hiss to the…
Marissa Alexander has a trial date that is set for November 8th. While this is a small piece of good news, it’s still not the…
It seems Florida is making steps to change their controversial Stand Your Ground law which has been making headlines and causing outrage lately. The law…
‘Stand Your Grand’ Plea Failed Marissa Alexander With 20 Year Sentence, But Now She Gets A New Trial
Marissa Alexander is the Black woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison after discharging a gun into the ceiling of her Florida home,…
After this weekend’s shocking decision by an all female and almost all white jury to let George Zimmerman walk, what more evidence do we need…
