Governor To Decide Kilpatrick’s Fate

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s poltical future now rests in the hands of the governor.  Gov. Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesday that she may use a provision in the state constitution to have him removed from office for misconduct, The Associated Press reports. Read more about the city counci’s appeal to the governor and the charges Kilpatrick faces at BET.com/News.

Skin head gets 25 years for murdering a Black man. The justice system is finally bringing some closure to the nearly 20-year-old murder of a Black man in Philly. Thomas Gibison, a White supremacist, was convicted of conspiracy in the 1989 shooting death of Aaron Wood and was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison, The Associated Press reports. A friend of Gibison testified during the trial that they went to North Philadelphia to find a Black man to kill so they could earn a White supremacist tattoo. Gibison already is serving time in prison for unrelated weapons offenses charges.

March on Washington anniversary remembered. Forty-five years ago, thousands descended on D.C., and changed America forever. See the photos here.

Hillary Clinton just can’t believe that she is not her party’s nominee

Pamela On Politics: Now that the loser of the Democratic nomination for president has secured her primetime television spot during the party convention and wrangled a way to have her name placed in nomination, it’s not clear if one should admire her tenacity or pity her inability to accept defeat. More at Pamela On Politics.

The federal agency was rife with discrimination and favoritism
The department responsible for protecting our rights and upholding the law is grounded in institutional discrimination. An internal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department found that the top aide, Monica Goodling, violated federal law by improperly considering the politics of candidates seeking employment at the agency. Get the details at Pamela On Politics.