Tag Archives: Trayvon Martin

Justifiable Homicides: Black Defendants Rarely Get Self-Defense Ruling

Posted on July 17, 2013 by The Soul Brother

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 →

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Goodbye to my American dream

Posted on July 17, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Tiffanie Drayton On the day of college graduation, I told my friends and family the news: I was leaving the country I had lived in since childhood. “I just need a change,” I told them, but they knew there … Continue reading →

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This Is ‘What It’s Like To Be A Black Man’

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

This letter was written by Alex Fraser and shared by Lance Gross on his Instagram account.

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David Simon: “I can’t look an African-American parent in the eye”

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

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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‘That Doesn’t Mean It Doesn’t Sting Any Less’

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Questlove Well… most of you read the book so that means you’re familiar with Rich by now. I just landed in the States and he was my first call. I was listening to MSNBC on the radio, so this … Continue reading →

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D.L. Hughley: Dear Trayvon

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

Dear Trayvon, I have been captivated by your story ever since I first caught wind of it in February. Like your parents, and countless other Americans, I want justice for you and the life that you will never get to live. … Continue reading →

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Remembering Oscar Grant & Immortalizing Trayvon Martin: Why Do We Need Movies?

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Sophie Jacob Sitting in the Angelika Theatre in downtown New York City on Friday night, waiting for Fruitvale Station to start, I did not know what I was in for. The movie is about the death of Oscar Grant … Continue reading →

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Zimmerman Prosecutors Duck the Race Issue

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Lisa Bloom Driving to Target on his Sunday grocery run on Feb. 26, 2012, George Zimmerman looked out the window of his S.U.V. and saw a stranger who he instantly concluded was “a real suspicious guy.” “Punks,” he said, … Continue reading →

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German Press Review on Acquittal in Trayvon Martin Slaying

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

News media around the world covered Saturday night’s ruling in the Trayvon Martin murder trial as top news. In Germany, it featured as a leading story on one of the top news programs, where the host’s first question to the station’s … Continue reading →

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Open season on black boys after a verdict like this

Posted on July 16, 2013 by The Soul Brother

By Gary Younge Let it be noted that on this day, Saturday 13 July 2013, it was still deemed legal in the US to chase and then shoot dead an unarmed young black man on his way home from the … Continue reading →

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