Charles Steele Steps Down as SCLC Chief
fter a half-decade as the productive leader of the civil rights group that Dr. Martin Luther King helped found, Charles Steele Jr. is stepping down. “The time is right for new leadership,” the 62-year-old Steele said Sunday. Read more here.

Fireman Can’t March After Inaugural Parade
A 17-year parade performance veteran can’t march again for six months after his behavior toward President Barack Obama. Did he give the commander-in-chief the finger? Quite the contrary, Ohio fireman John Coleman is accused of being overly friendly at Obama’s Jan. 20 celebration on Pennsylvania Avenue. What did he do? Read more here.