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Just after 5 p.m. Wednesday, closing arguments wrapped up in the trial of Michael Dunn for the murder of Jordan Davis. Judge Russell Healey sent jurors off to begin deliberations with lengthy instructions. The jury deliberated for three hours Wednesday night and are set to reconvene  at 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning, according to reports. While everyone awaits […]

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UPDATE: 2/15/14, 7:02 P.M. EST Michael Dunn, 47, has been found guilty of 3 counts of attempted second degree murder and one count of hurling a deadly missile. A mistrial was declared on the first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis. Read more here. *Live stream has concluded* ——————————————————————————— UPDATE: 2/15/14, […]

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Michael Dunn, the Florida man on trial for killing unarmed teen Jordan Davis during an argument over loud music, took to the stand Tuesday and claimed that he had “no choice” but to shoot the teen. During his testimony, Dunn made several statement that caused social media to erupt, calling Davis and his party “gangsters,” […]

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Michael Dunn, 47, the Florida man on trial for killing unarmed teen Jordan Davis, 17, during an argument over loud music, claimed that he had “no choice” but to shoot the teen because he feared for his life, reports the LA Times. RELATED:  Family And Friends Gather To Say Good-Bye To Jordan Davis [VIDEO] As […]

Like Senior Pastor John Guns (pictured), I’m a firm believer in operating in the world exactly as it is versus the way in which you think it ought to be. Whimsical thinking has its limitations, especially for any person of color met with the realities of White supremacy and institutionalized racism. Still, even in the […]

Crime

The trial for Michael Dunn, 47, the Florida man accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Jordan Davis during an argument because the unarmed teen’s music was “too loud,” finally began Monday and, according to his attorneys, the gunman plans on using the controversial “Stand Your Ground” law as his defense, reports Time Magazine. RELATED:  Family And […]

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Michael Dunn, 46, has written over 100 pages of correspondence while in a Florida jail awaiting trial on first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, letters which an attorney for Davis’ family call “shockingly racist,” reports News4Jax.com. As previously reported by NewsOne, Dunn gunned down Davis at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida […]

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As killer Michael Dunn, 45, prepares to face 1st-degree murder charges in September for the November 23, 2012 slaying of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, in an exclusive interview with Jet Magazine, the teen’s parents, Ron Davis and Lucia McBath, share the difficulties in keeping their son’s story alive and how they’ve bonded with Trayvon Martin‘s parents, […]

Jet Magazine, recognized and respected for its long history of bringing Civil Rights issues to the forefront, has again proven its allegiance to the advocacy and advancement of the African-American community by making the bold decision to place Jordan Davis on their first magazine cover of 2013. Jordan Davis, 17, was gunned down by accused […]

On Thursday night, a grand jury indicted 45-year-old software developer Michael Dunn (pictured right), who allegedly shot and killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis (pictured), on a first-degree murder charge and even added counts to his charges, according to the Florida Times-Union. RELATED: Black Community Must Protest Stand Your Ground Law To Protect Black Youth Sending a […]

As the city of Jacksonville, Fla., continues to deal with the shocking murder of 17-year-old Jordan Davis (pictured above) at the hands of overzealous gun collector Michael Dunn (pictured below), the “Sunshine State” has suddenly become a hostile environment for young Black boys who pose little in the way of a threat to callow individuals […]

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Grieving family and friends came together at Trinity Chapel in Powder Springs, Georgia on Saturday afternoon to say their final farewells to 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was gunned down by accused shooter Michael Dunn, 45, at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida on November 23rd. RELATED: Police: White Man Kills Florida Teen Over Loud Music As […]