Shirley Sherrod has emailed an open letter defending herself and the NAACP, while attacking conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart and the Tea Party. Here is the letter: Back in March, I delivered a speech to an NAACP Freedom Fund banquet in my home state of Georgia. I drew on my personal life story to urge poor […]

Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will pursue a lawsuit against conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart. Breitbart posted an edited video clip of Sherrod appearing to say she discriminated against a white farmer looking for assistance.