MIAMI — Florida is among 21 states with a “Stand Your Ground Law,” which gives people wide latitude to use deadly force rather than retreat during a fight. The self-defense law helps explain why a neighborhood watch captain has not been arrested in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. RELATED: Check Out Our Full […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The parents of a black teenager shot to death by a Hispanic neighborhood watch captain in Florida told hundreds of people at a march in his memory on Wednesday that they won’t stop until they get justice for him. RELATED: Trayvon’s Parents Support Friend’s Account Of Final Phone Call “My son […]

Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer allegedly had help shedding fifty pounds from her 5’2″ frame.   The National Enquirer is reporting that the 39-year-old star of the controversial film “The Help” weighed in at 210 pounds and resorted to having gastric bypass surgery back in 2005. SEE ALSO: Did Trayvon Martin Shooter Use A Racial Slur? An insider revealed to […]

In an op-ed for Clutch Magazine, Newsone Contributing Editor, Kirsten West Savali, discusses the meme that has emerged in the wake of the vigilante-style execution of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, which pits factions of the Black community against each other over the relevance and appropriateness of shifting the conversation away from Trayvon’s murder in favor of […]