First Rush, then Geraldo and now The Daily exan’s editoral board who approved of a illustration that appeared in the University of Texas school newspaper depicting a “colored boy” drawing . You have to read this story here
Does the Sanford Police surveillance video tell the whole story? George Zimmerman’s friend, Joe Oliver, doesn’t think so. This morning on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Oliver told Roland Martin that the police surveillance video was taken four hours after George was treated from his injuries. Also during the interview, Roland asks Oliver about George’s […]
George Zimmerman claims he acted in self-defense the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. Though according to surveillance footage taken at the police station (only 4 hours after the altercation) there is no sign of struggle on his person. “It just shows that everything that Zimmerman has been saying, that the police have been […]
Illinois Congressman bob Rush addressed the Speaker of The House Wednesday morning wearing a tribute hoodie in honor of Trayvon Martin and spoke out against racial profiling. Read the complete story here and take our poll.
If you ever want to get on Lawrence O’Donnell‘s bad side, just cancel an interview on his show. That’s what George Zimmerman’s lawyer, Craig Sonner, did at the last second. According to MSNBC, Sonner walked out of a remote Orlando studio shortly before the segment, leaving O’Donnell without a guest. Lawrence went pretty ballistic, saying […]
Melissa Harris-Perry didn’t take kindly to Geraldo Rivera’s remarks on the death of Trayvon Martin. On her show Saturday, Harris-Perry’s commentary took a turn toward the sarcastic when she debuted her “MHP Dress Code for Black Safety” in response to Rivera’s assertion that Martin’s hooded sweatshirt was as much to blame for his death as, […]
New Orleans police officer, Jason Giroir, 35, has been suspended indefinitely without pay for making disparaging remarks about 17-year-old Trayvon Martin online, reports NOLA.com. In response to a comment posted Sunday on WWL-TV.com on a story about Trayvon, who was unarmed when he was gunned down by George Zimmerman, 28, Giroir said that the 17-year-old […]
If you saw hundreds of people in hoodies, downtown yesterday, don’t be alarmed. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Hamilton County Library and marched to Fountain Square to protest the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. The event was hosted by Occupy The Hood. “I’m here to support peace and justice for […]
While it took some time for the nation to collectively respond to the Trayvon Martin murder, when it happened the response was inspiring. From Churches in the Hood to Facebook, people are expressing their outrage and sadness over his murder. I ‘ve read tweets, Facebook posts, op-ed opinion pieces and more but the best commentary that […]
Thousands of people are expected to converge on Sanford, Florida today to make the 1-month anniversary of the slaying of Trayvon Martin. The teen was shot to death February 26th as he walked to the home of his father’s fiancee, after being followed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, 28. His death has sparked a […]
Trayvon Martin may very well become this generation’s Emmett Till. The February 26th shooting death of 17-year-old Martin by George Zimmerman — a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Florida — has captured national attention and garnered universal outrage. Martin was gunned down near his father’s home, wearing a hoodie and armed with little more […]
They came, thousands upon thousands in lockstep – black, white, Latino, Asian, rich and poor – most of them draped in hoodies and all in the common purpose of identifying with Trayvon Martin. The countless of heartbroken but vociferous protesters who convened in New York City’s Union Square Park on Wednesday for the “Million Hoodie […]
