Indianapolis City-County Councilor La Keisha Jackson was selected by Democratic Party insiders Thursday to fill the remainder of the late state Sen. Jean Breaux's seat in the Indiana General Assembly.

Their message is clear: “I don’t think we should ever be living in a society when I have less rights than my mother or my grandmother,” said demonstrator Keisha Jackson of Virginia.

Brown announced this week that Rhonda Keisha Powell, also known as Rhonda Keisha Jackson, 39, of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced on two counts of felony insurance fraud. Powell submitted fraudulent ...