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The Seeds of Rebellion Are Taking Root, and Protests Against Injustices Are Blooming Across the Country

By Kevin Zeese & Margaret Flowers Stephen Shapiro describes Occupy as a “dandelion moment” in which the movement successfully dispersed seeds to float and root, thereby growing into a bigger movement. We would not limit the seeds to the US … Continue reading

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George Zimmerman helped rescue family from overturned SUV, cops say

By Jeff Weiner George Zimmerman, the man recently acquitted in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, helped rescue a family from an overturned SUV last week, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday. According to sheriff’s spokeswoman Heather Smith, … Continue reading

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Zimmerman verdict: 86 percent of African Americans disapprove

By Jon Cohen African Americans have a mostly shared and sharply negative reaction to the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the not-guilty verdict in the resulting trial, while whites are far more divided, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. … Continue reading

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Who Will March for Marissa Alexander?

by Marissa Jackson On the morning after the Morning After, the racial tension in this country could be popped with a needle. If the prevailing narrative is to be believed, Black America is furious, outraged and depressed about George Zimmerman’s … Continue reading

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Man Posts Drake Lyrics & “Kill All Whites” On Facebook, Gets Arrested For “Terroristic Threat”

By John Del Signore A Far Rockaway man was arrested last week for making a Facebook status update with the hashtag “killallwhites,” which a nervous NYPD interpreted as “making a terroristic threat,” a felony. In the aftermath of the George Zimmerman verdict, … Continue reading

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Sanford police deliver George Zimmerman evidence to FBI office in Orlando

By Arelis R. Hernandez Sanford police confirmed that within the last hour they had delivered boxes of evidence from their investigation into George Zimmerman to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Orlando office. Capt. Jim McAuliffe said the delivery — which … Continue reading

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Jim Crow Justice: Trayvon Martin and the generational burden of Black boys

By Roz Edward The history of America is still being written and the acquittal of George Zimmerman of second degree murder by a Florida jury of five White women and one Hispanic female in the mindless shooting death of 17-year-old … Continue reading

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The Curious Case of George Zimmerman’s Race

By Julianne Hing Just about the only people interested in standing by George Zimmerman right now are avowed white supremacists, his family and Juror B37. But for Latinos, people of color and progressives he’s more than a problem. He’s a pariah. His … Continue reading

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In America, You’re Still Your Skin Color

By Christopher A. Darden and Michele Noble When Juror B37 detailed to CNN’s Anderson Cooper how she and her fellow jurors came to their verdict, we, as a nation, had a myriad of reactions—some judicial, some moral, and some just plain … Continue reading

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Zimmerman Defense Team Responds To President Obama’s Remarks On Race, Case

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