By George E. Curry
Like knowing where you were the moment John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the defining question for this generation is: Where were you and what were you doing when you learned that Barack Obama had been elected president?

This week marks the 14th anniversary of the exoneration of Rolando Cruz, who served more than a decade on Illinois’ death row before DNA testing proved his innocence. Cruz was convicted three times of a murder he didn’t commit before evidence obtained by the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University led to his release. [...]

By The Editors Related Links Congress Extends Hate Crimes Law Protections to Gay Men and Lesbians; Obama Expected to Sign the Measure Declaring that “we must stand against crimes that are meant not only to break bones, but to break spirits—not only to inflict harm, but to instill fear,” President Obama has signed historic legislation [...]