It was to be expected that many editorial pages across the country might give teases of an online Klan rally in the wake of George…
Bring your Skittles and wear your suits to this week’s upcoming Trayvon Martin rallies sponsored by True Healing Under God. The rallies are tonight at Temple Church International and at noon Saturday in front of the Federal Courthouse Building in Charlotte. True Healing Under God’s John Barnett wants children to bring Skittles to tonight’s rally. […]
It’s been difficult to write anything about the George Zimmerman trial verdict that doesn’t begin and end with profanity-laced diatribe topped with rage. As if…
As if the “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman trial was not enough, another blow has been dealt to the Martin family and the…
The woman behind the Twitter and Change.org campaigns that put Juror B37‘s book deal to a screeching halt is New York-bred Genie Lauren. Twitter and…
In the days since the George Zimmerman verdict, I’ve heard questions like: What should I tell my sons? What if Trayvon Martin was white? What if George Zimmerman was black? I have questions we don’t or can’t seem to ask. What if Trayvon Martin had kept walking? What if Trayvon Martin had called 911? We […]
This weekend the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial came back. He was found not guilty. For many the not guilty verdict is not shocking,…
Trayvon Martin was armed with Skittles and a can of tea. George Zimmerman wielded a gun and mind full of stereotypes. On Sunday, dozens gathered…
I was raised to believe that Black people were as diverse in thought as we are in aesthetic. Given that I grew up to be…
NAACP president Benjamin Jealous issued a statement following the George Zimmerman verdict calling for the Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman. A jury in Sanford, Florida has found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin. I know I am not alone in my outrage, anger, and heartbreak over this […]
George Zimmerman was found not guilty of all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. After more than 16 hours of deliberation in two days, the jury issued a verdict of not guilty. Martin’s family was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read. During deliberations, the jury asked for clarification about the […]
George Zimmerman’s fate now lies in the hands of a jury. Closing arguments were finished Friday afternoon and the nation awaits a verdict.
