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For black Americans, justice with an asterisk
By Robert Samuels I was strapping on a pair of bright red suspenders for a ’20s flapper party when “George Zimmerman: Not Guilty” flashed on my television screen. This haze immediately came upon me. At once, so many parts of … Continue reading
How The Zimmerman Mindset Rigged The Justice System Against Black Men
By Judd Legum George Zimmerman killed one boy, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Although a Florida jury found Zimmerman not guilty, his attitude — that a young black male is an object suspicion and contempt — not only cost Martin his life … Continue reading
With Racial Roles Reversed, Three Self-Defense Cases That Went The Other Way
By Annie-Rose Strasser George Zimmerman was acquitted in the murder of Trayvon Martin over the weekend, successfully using a claim of self-defense to convince six jurors that he was right to shoot and kill the 17-year-old Martin. The case centered … Continue reading
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Bernhard Goetz on George Zimmerman: ‘The Same Thing Is Happening’
By Harry Siegel and Filipa Ioannou “I’m surprised,” said Bernhard Goetz, outside of his 20-story apartment building on Manhattan’s 14th Street, the same street he lived on back in 1984, when he shot four black teenagers on a downtown No. 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernhard Goetz, George Zimmerman, Manhattan, murder, New York, Sanford, Sanford Florida, Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman
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Zimmerman Case Has Race as a Backdrop, but You Won’t Hear It in Court
By Lizette Alvarez From the very beginning, there was no more powerful theme in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin than the issue of race. But in the courtroom where George Zimmerman is on trial for second-degree murder, race lingers … Continue reading
Woman Says George Zimmerman Molested Her For More Than A Decade
By Trymaine Lee A woman with close ties to George Zimmerman and his family told investigators that members of Zimmerman’s family were boastfully proud racists and that for more than a decade Zimmerman sexually molested her. “It started when I … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, Florida, George Zimmerman, law, molestation, murder, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin case, United States, Zimmerman
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The 7 Most Important Things That Happened In The George Zimmerman Murder Trial This Week
By Rachel Samara It was an interesting first week in the George Zimmerman second degree murder trial. The prosecution brought out a number of witnesses including law enforcement officers, residents of the neighborhood, and a number of eye and ear … Continue reading
Dark-skinned and plus-sized: The real Rachel Jeantel story
By Brittney Cooper Trayvon Martin’s trial might be intriguing, fascinating cultural theater to some. To me, it is more akin to a cultural trauma: a continual reminder of how unsafe all those young Black men that I love actually are as … Continue reading
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Tagged black, Black Women, George Zimmerman, plus-size, race, Rachel Jeantel, Testimony, Trayvon Martin, twitter
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George Zimmerman trial: Testimony continues today on Trayvon Martin shooting
By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner From the witness stand Wednesday, the state’s star witness in the George Zimmerman murder trial, Rachel “Diamond” Jeantel, gave her account of Trayvon Martin’s last seconds — and they were dramatic. While on the … Continue reading
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Tagged court, George Zimmerman, justice, law, Orlando Sentinel, Rachel Jeantel, Sanford Florida, Trayvon Martin
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Just in Case George Zimmerman Walks Free…
By Russell Simmons Like so many people across the country, I have followed the murder trial of George Zimmerman very closely. As we enter what is probably the last week of the trial, I am sure that everyone is anxious … Continue reading →