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Heartbroken over today's verdict." he also says "we will pursue civil rights charges with the department of justice. we will continue to fight for the removal of stand your ground rules in every state and we will not rest until racial profiling in all its forms is outlawed." and as ben jealous says right there, they're asking the department of justice to look into civil rights violations here against george zimmerman. do you support that effort? >> absolutely. rainbow push is having a 10:00 press conference here in chicago. they're making the same appeal. the two unifying factors of civil righ...

To use redistricting and they tried to use voter suppression tactics and schemes to limit voting and make voting more difficult did not have full reign with states rights, it's a very dangerous setback. >> your organization the rainbow push coalition says it will not stand idly by. what does that mean? what do you plan to do? >> i think, first of all, the president has taken a very strong position today because he knows that without the protected right here, would not have been president in the first place. he must use his power to convene the congress and make a case to the nation as lyndon j...

White suits. essentially looking like slaves. now there is word paula deen's problems could just be getting started. leading civil rights group confirms to fox news that more workers at her restaurants around the country are coming forward with complaints. >> lighter skinned people and white people work in the restaurant. darker skinned people work in the kitchen. one is referred to as a little monkey. that he is referred to that over and over and over again. that one gentleman was shaken by a manager and told "you don't have any rights here." the kinds of things that you think don't occur any...

A survey out last week found him in a statistical tie with barack obama. so it's true. every vote does count in a race like this. the question is whether every voter will actually get to vote. joining us now is reverend david, pastor of the greater st. matthew baptist church, president of the detroit chapter of rainbow push coalition and highland park chapter of naacp. reverend, good to see you. >> thank you, thank you for having me. >> voter fraud sounds to folk, fairly it is if you're having it like a real problem. people often hear about bills like this and, look, i have i.d. at home, i'm l...

A survey out last week found him in a statistical tie with barack obama. so it's true. every vote does count in a race like this. the question is whether every voter will actually get to vote. joining us now is reverend david, pastor of the greater st. matthew baptist church, president of the detroit chapter of rainbow push coalition and highland park chapter of naacp. reverend, good to see you. >> thank you, thank you for having me. >> voter fraud sounds to folk, fairly it is if you're having it like a real problem. people often hear about bills like this and, look, i have i.d. at home, i'm l...