The police department that is handling the Trayvon Martin murder has now threatened to arrest reporters who approach, e-mail, or attempt to question any city employee about the case during non-working hours, according to the Miami Herald. SEE ALSO: Woman Arrested For Trespassing In Hospital, Dies In Jail The city of Sanford, Fla., and its […]

Trayvon Martin’s supporters pack churches, swarm rallies and wear hooded sweat shirts in solidarity while friends and family of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot the unarmed teen to death, remain largely out of sight. The few who have defended Zimmerman have done so reluctantly, most fearing public backlash. Zimmerman, 28, has gone […]

According to funeral director Richard Kurtz of Roy Mizell and Kurtz Funeral Home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin did not have any cuts or bruises on his hands to indicate that he was in a fight with George Zimmerman on the night that the neighborhood watch captain murdered him. Speaking exclusively to HLN’s […]

Both the initial police report and various mainstream media outlets have reported that George Zimmerman, 28, had signs of trauma to his nose, blood on the back of his head and nose, and grass and moisture on the back of his red jacket when they arrived on the scene, as a result of being beaten […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans police officer has resigned after being suspended for posting a comment on a local television station’s website about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in which he suggested the Florida teen died like a “thug.” SEE ALSO: Baltimore Pastor Leads Way In Travyvon Case Jason Giroir used his […]

Call it a lesson in the power of Twitter. Respected film director Spike Lee was one of many Twitter users who retweeted the wrong address of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed Florida teen Trayvon Martin in February. RELATED: Trayvon’s Parents Find Support On Capitol Hill Since the case has made […]

MIAMI — From the T-shirt and hoodie sales to trademarking slogans like “Justice for Trayvon” to the pass-the-hat rallies that bring in thousands, the case of an unarmed black teenager killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer is quickly turning into an Internet-fueled brand. SEE ALSO: Fake Photo Being Used To Smear Trayvon On Facebook Websites […]

The more Joe Oliver defends George Zimmerman with his ridiculous rational and “what the hell did this Negro say” quotes, the more we have to wonder if it was him, not Trayvon Martin (allegedly), who once experimented with the purple haze. SEE ALSO: Mail Skittles To Sanford Police Department Trayvon Martin Case Is World Issue […]

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I’ve taken on many assignments as a writer, mostly music-related events. I’ve covered happenings on the Hill in my native Washington, approaching my work with professionalism and seriousness. Traveling to the city of Sanford on Monday, however, may have been one of most-transformative assignments I’ve had as a writer. I was on hand at the […]

From the time Trayvon Martin’s murder went viral on the Internet and on national news, Joe Oliver, a self-proclaimed friend of neighborhood-watchman-gone-wrong George Zimmerman and a former “CNN Weekend” anchor, has been popping up on newscasts across the country, defending Zimmerman against racism as if his life depends on it. On Lawrence O’Donnell‘s “Last Word” […]

Congressman Bobby Rush was kicked off of the House floor this morning for wearing a hoodie in support of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin who was shot dead by George Zimmerman last month. SEE ALSO: Referring to the Trayvon Martin murder case as an “American tragedy,” Rush took a few minutes to give his take on the […]

Just as Trayvon Martin‘s leaked marijuana suspension made national news, George Zimmerman‘s past run-ins with the law are also beginning to come to light. SEE ALSO: NewsOne Coverage Of Trayvon Martin MSNBC reports that Zimmerman’s ex-fiance, Veronica Zuazo, filed a “civil motion for a restraining order alleging domestic violence” in 2005. Zimmerman counterfiled for a […]