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Trayvon Martin And Why The Right-Wing Media Spent 16 Months Smearing A Dead Teenager
By Eric Boehlert Appearing on Fox & Friends in the wake of a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin, Geraldo Rivera’s claim that Martin brought about his own death by dressing in a hooded sweatshirt the … Continue reading
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Tagged bias, Daily Caller, Florida, Fox & Friends, Geraldo Rivera, race, racism, Trayvon Martin, twitter
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4 Unhinged, Offensive Reactions to the Zimmerman Verdict
By Kristen Gwynne Following a six-person, all-female jury’s acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s klller George Zimmerman this weekend, media and individuals on the both the right and left have responded with a hail storm of insensitivity that amounts to an outright white-supremacist defense of … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Eric Holder, Florida, George Zimmerman, race, racism, Ted Nugent, Trayvon Martin
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Black Journalists and Commentators Rip Limbaugh’s “Nigga” Claims
By Joe Strupp Rush Limbaugh’s claim that it’s acceptable for him to say “nigga” — with the “a” at the end — because some African-Americans have used that derivation of the racial slur drew strong criticism from several black journalists … Continue reading
Our real problem is white rage
By Edward Wyckoff Williams If there is no justice, there can be no peace. But in the American South it seems white folks suddenly believe that decorum and charm are a proper response to unspeakable acts of violence and unconscionable … Continue reading
Is stand your ground unique to the United States?
By Brian Palmer Jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial discussed Florida’s “stand your ground” law before reaching a not guilty verdict on Saturday, according to juror B37. The controversial law eliminates the obligation to retreat before using deadly force … Continue reading
Outrage Is Rising Against Stand Your Ground
By John Nichols When Florida Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson issued the jury instructions in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, those instructions declared, If George Zimmerman was not engaged in an unlawful activity and was attacked in any place … Continue reading
Justifiable Homicides: Black Defendants Rarely Get Self-Defense Ruling
By Danielle C. Belton It doesn’t hurt to have a little white privilege on your side. If you can get it. And George Zimmerman got the most out of what privilege he had after being found not guilty in the … Continue reading
This Is ‘What It’s Like To Be A Black Man’
This letter was written by Alex Fraser and shared by Lance Gross on his Instagram account.
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Tagged Florida, George Zimmerman, Instagram, Lance Gross, Neighborhood watch, Open letter, Trayvon Martin
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David Simon: “I can’t look an African-American parent in the eye”
David Simon, certified genius and creator of “The Wire,” shared his thoughts on the Zimmerman verdict fray with a short, pungent post on his site. The key graphs: If I were a person of color in Florida, I would pick … Continue reading
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Obama: ‘Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago’
By Mark Memmott “When Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son,” President Obama told reporters Friday afternoon. “Another way of saying that was Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.” In extensive … Continue reading →