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While reporting the presence of Neo-Nazis in Sanford, Florida to “protect” White citizens, a FOX affiliate in Orlando refers to the group as a “civil rights group.” Think Progress reports: The Fox Orlando affiliate, WOFL, aired a shockingly uncritical report of the groups activities. The Fox reporter, Jennifer Bisram, introduced the group by saying, “There’s […]

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National Review, an online and magazine publication, has fired one of its authors this weekend over a racial column he wrote. John Derbyshire was fired after writing an article, in response to an article about parents talking to their kids about Trayvon Martin. Entitled, “The Talk: Nonblack Version”, Derbyshire shares some of the advice he […]

This is to be expected, is it not? There are some Americans (black and white) who understand the movement that was created behind Trayvon Martin’s death. Then there are those who do not. An unknown young white woman filmed a video entitled I Am Not Trayvon Martin, expressing what she thinks is ignorance on behalf […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.” […]

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Spike Lee. What would make Spike Lee tweet or retweet the unconfirmed address of George Zimmerman.  Even if it was George Zimmerman’s address, wouldn’t he feel somewhat responsible if some crazy person did to George Zimmerman what George Zimmerman did to Trayvon Martin? Well, he did apologize and you can read it here.

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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 […]