The parents, of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin are in Cincinnati for a town hall meeting today. Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton will be guests of the Children’s Defense Fund. As part of the group’s national conference, they’ll take part in a discussion on violence and racial healing. They will be accompanied by their attorney, Benjamin […]
Barbara Walters revealed on Thursday that she had rejected demands made by Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman in exchange for an interview. The New York Post reported on Thursday that Walters had traveled down to Florida with the intention of interviewing Zimmerman, but walked away after he requested that ABC get him a hotel room for a month. READ […]
On Wednesday night, Fox News’ Sean Hannity sat down with George Zimmerman, who has invoked Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law in the shooting and murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, in an exclusive interview. Sticking to his reported story, Zimmerman told Hannity in his first televised interview that after Martin approached him, Martin punched him in […]
An impromptu memorial, in honor of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, has been dismantled in Sanford Florida. However the items that made up the memorial are being preserved according to the city. After consultation with Trayvon’s family, city staff members have removed items from the entrance of the subdivision, where Trayvon was shot in February. The […]
George Zimmerman who shot and killed Trayvon Martin allegedly in self-defense has made bail and was released from a Florida jail early this afternoon. His supporters poured about 20,000 dollars into his defense fund. Interestingly enough, he didn’t make the almost 1 million dollars bullied grandma made. Read the story on TheGrio.com
A Florida judge, yesterday, set a one million dollar bond with new restrictions on George Zimmerman. The judge believed that the man, who is accused of killing Trayvon Martin, may have been fleeing the country to avoid prosecution. The Judge found that Zimmerman’s deceit over cash holdings at the first bond hearing in April was […]
Sanford, Florida, Police Chief Bill Lee was fired Wednesday by Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte, his spokeswoman Sara Brady said. As previously reported by NewsOne, Lee temporarily stepped down on March 22 and submitted a resignation letter in April that was rejected by Sanford City commissioners 3-2. The majority blamed the uproar surrounding Martin’s death […]
Special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case, Angela Corley, released six jailhouse calls between George Zimmerman and his wife Shellie taped while he was in custody the first time. It must be nice to know that you’ve killed a child but can look optimistically toward your future. That’s what George and Shellie talked about during […]
Looks like there’s another twist in the Trayvon Martin case. Yesterday, Shelli Zimmerman, the wife of George Zimmerman, was arrested and taken to jail by Sanford Police, for perjury. So what does this mean for the case? How will this play out in the courtroom? Natalie Jackson, one of the attorneys for Trayvon Martin, called […]
George Zimmerman is back in jail and his bond revoked after he lied about his finances. His attorney said he would seek a new bond hearing and is optimistic that a new bond will be granted. The former neighborhood watch captain was ” booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility at approximately 1:45 p.m. […]
A judge has revoked the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and ordered him returned to jail within 48 hours. Related Links: New Video Of George Zimmerman Walking Around Sanford Police Station Unattended Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester said Friday that George Zimmerman misled the court about how much money he had available when […]
While speaking at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth undergraduate commencement, Congressman Barney Frank made a provocative Trayvon Martin joke that stunned the audience. Frank made the controversial remark while he was referring to Hubie Jones, who was an African-American recipient of an honorary doctorate. “One of the great men that I’ve worked with Hubie for […]
