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The woman, known only as juror B37, has caused quite a stir since an appearance on AC360, during which she voiced sympathy for killer George Zimmerman. Clearly a Zimmerman supporter, she coldly claimed that 17-year-old Trayvon Martin played a role in his own murder, that she was certain that the former neighborhood kill captain was […]

In the wake of 6 women — 5 white and 1 Hispanic — returning a ‘not guilty’ verdict for George Zimmerman, 29, soul legend Stevie Wonder publicly pledged during a concert Sunday in Quebec  City, not to perform in the state of Florida until its ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws are abolished, reports Complex Magazine. RELATED: […]

Rachel Jeantel, 19, appeared on Piers Morgan Live in her first ever television interview to share how “disappointed, upset and angry” she was that George Zimmerman was found “not guilty” of murder for killing her friend, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and called the verdict “just B.S.” RELATED: Actor Lance Gross Posts Open Letter To George Zimmerman “He was […]

Hundreds of demonstrators poured into South Central Los Angeles to peacefully protest George Zimmerman‘s ‘not guilty’ verdict in the brutal killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Protestors seeking justice shutdown a portion of the southbound 10 Freeway in Crenshaw. According to eyewitnesses, at least one person was arrested on suspicion of throwing rocks and bottles at […]

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Articulating the pain, rage and hurt that many Black men feel in the wake of the shocking ‘not guilty’ verdict 6 jurors returned in the case of the State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman, actor Lance Gross posted a open letter to the former neighborhood watch captain guilty of killing unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. Read […]

The Department of Justice has confirmed that it is reviewing the State of Florida’s case against George Zimmerman, 29, as well as information gathered from their independent investigation to determine if he will face federal civil rights charges for the February 26, 2012 killing of unarmed, Black teen, Trayvon Martin. “Experienced federal prosecutors will determine […]

After a trial further exposing America’s deep racial wounds ended, a jury acquitted George Zimmerman of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin Saturday evening. RELATED: NewsOne Readers React To Zimmerman’s Not Guilty Verdict The decision sparked immediate rage amongst Martin’s supporters, with the Stop Mass Incarceration Network organizing  an impromptu rally in […]

President Barack Obama has proven — again — that systemic and structural racism is not high on his priority list by mimicking the stereotypical, condescending and prejudiced ‘call for calm’ in the wake of the disgraceful ‘not guilty’ verdict reached by 6 jurors in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman. Read the President’s statement […]

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US Attorney General Eric Holder faces a tough decision as civil rights group petition the Department of Justice to press federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, 29, who was found “not guilty” on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Saturday night by a jury of 6 women — 5 white and one Hispanic — for […]

In a smug, unbelievably hypocritical interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, Robert Zimmerman Jr. stated that Trayvon Martin caused his own death, his brother, killer George Zimmerman is fearful of “vigilantes,” and that Trayvon’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, pulled the race card when the (in)justice system didn’t work fast enough in holding Zimmerman accountable […]

UPDATE — 7/14/13: Jahvaris Fulton, brother of Trayvon Martin, responded to Zimmerman ‘not guilty’ verdict via Twitter: ————————————————————————————————————– Six women found George Zimmerman, 29, “not guilty” on all charges for the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and the slain teen’s parents have spoken out about the verdict: “God blessed Me & Sybrina with Tray […]

I was raised to believe that Black people were as diverse in thought as we are in aesthetic. Given that I grew up to be a gay heathen that’s essentially left of left on most things political, it behooved me to embrace and carry such a mind-set as I entered adulthood. Even so, while I […]