Nicole Paultre Bell, the fiancée of Sean Bell, the Queens man who was killed by police in a hail of bullets outside of a strip club on the night before his wedding in 2006, has penned a letter to the parents of slain Florida teen, Trayvon Martin. This morning, Nicole spoke with Jacque Reid, of […]
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) have introduced a resolution to honor Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old Miami teen who was shot dead by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, the Washington Times reports. CBC chair Emanuel Cleaver sponsored the resolution. Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson are co-sponsors. It is a non-binding resolution “urging […]
R&B superstar Mary J. Blige says a recently pulled Burger King advertisement that featured her was “unfinished” and didn’t follow the parameters to which she’d agreed. The clip, which Burger King released on YouTube before taking it down this week amid a public backlash, is part of a series of celebrity ads showcasing the fast-food […]
In 2005 off duty officer Howard Morgan was shot 28 times by four Chicago police officers….and lived. Apparently 28 shots is considered a reasonable reaction when you catch someone driving the wrong way down a one way street in Chicago. The four officers claimed that Morgan shot at them first, but in 2007, a jury […]
While the story behind Trayvon Martin‘s shooting death continues to grab headlines, interest in the case is sharply divided along partisan and racial lines, according to a new study by Pew Research Center. Far more Republicans (56%) than Democrats (25%) say there has been too much coverage of Martin’s death, according to Pew, which surveyed […]
A ground beef processor owned partly by former basketball-legend-turned-entrepreneur Magic Johnson has filed for bankruptcy. The company is blaming a decrease in consumer and business demand for beef, which can be attributed to the recent negative press that has surfaced with regards to the “pink slime” food additive that is found in it, reports the […]
The civil rights of Black men have been under attack for years, with the Trayvon Martin case bringing to America’s attention that, once again, all things are not equal in the “Land of the Free.” The latest in the round of barrages against African-American men, especially those in urban environs, took place in the Supreme […]
There is a new letter, supposedly sent by a Zimmerman family member addressed to Sanford’s local NAACP, that is being widely viewed on the internet. Yesterday, The Daily Caller released a letter of a Zimmerman family member, slamming local president Turner Clayton for rushing to judgement of George Zimmerman. In the letter, the member accuses […]
In an interview on Sunday night with Trayvon Martin’s parents, Geraldo Rivera looked to make amends for his controversial comments surrounding the death of their son. Rivera held a six-minute interview with Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton on “Geraldo At Large,” offering sympathy from the start. He opened the interview by thanking them for coming […]
Two forensic voice identification experts, unaffiliated with the Trayvon Martin case, say that the screams on the horrifying 911 tapes are probably not George Zimmerman, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Tom Owen, chair emeritus for the American Board of Recorded Evidence, used voice identification software to “rule out” Zimmerman. The former chief engineer for the New […]
Last week, Geraldo Rivera got into it with his comments on the Trayvon Martin killing. His exact words were, “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was. I am urging the parents of Black and Latino youngsters, particularly, to not let their children go out wearing hoodies.” […]
George Zimmerman’s brother said medical records will prove that his brother was attacked and his nose was broken by Trayvon Martin before he fatally shot the teen. Robert Zimmerman Jr. spoke to CNN’s Piers Morgan Thursday night saying he wanted to correct some of the “mythology” and untruths that have been spread about the controversial […]