Even Stevie Wonder can see that the justice system let Trayvon Martin down. On Sunday (July 14), the renowned singer announced during a performance that he plans to boycott Florida or any other state that has “Stand Your Ground” laws.
Juror B37 partially appeared on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 Monday (July 15) night. The elusive member of the all female group that found George Zimmerman not guilty for shooting Trayvon Martin, vaguely explained what swayed her vote, and race was not involved.
The undercurrent of racism remained part of the conversation during the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman. Although the volunteer night watchman is a multiracial man with a white father and Peruvian mother, there still existed the narrative that racial profiling was the root issue that ended Trayvon Martin‘s life.
With the nation reeling from this weekend’s verdict of the George Zimmerman trial, many peaceful protests and dedications have sprung forth. However, a singer was attacked onstage while performing a song dedicated to Trayvon Martin and suffered injuries as a result.
The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder of Trayvon Martin has sparked national outrage and opened the wound of race relations in the United States. On Sunday (July 15), President Barack Obama issued a statement regarding the case, calling Martin’s death a “tragedy” and asking for “calm reflection” in lieu of violence.
Wyclef Jean has penned a tribute to the late Trayvon Martin called “Justice (If You’re 17).” The Fugees frontman also had a video prepped and ready to go which uses footage of him performing the song in the studio as well as a narrative.
All over the country people took to the streets Sunday (July 14) for mostly peaceful protests honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, after his accused killer was acquitted of all charges. Adding to those in South Florida where the second-degree murder trial of shooter George Zimmerman was held, hundreds in New York City, L.A., Washington […]
George Zimmerman‘s brother, Robert Zimmerman, Jr., is clearly delusional. Last night, he appeared on CNN after his brother was found not guilty of manslaughter and murder charges and painted the victim, the late Trayvon Martin, as a machine gun toting drug dealer.
George Zimmerman walks, and Trayvon Martin and has family have been denied justice, period. Young Jeezy drops a song in tribute to the murdered teen called “It’s A Cold World.”
A Florida jury has found George Zimmerman not guilty. The group deliberated for several hours before coming to a conclusion Saturday (July 13).
Jurors in the George Zimmerman trial raised a question to gain clarification on the offense of mansalughter Saturday (July 13). The collective has been deliberaing for more than 12 hours, and will decide the fate of the Florida resident in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin last February.
Sitting in the same courtroom of his son’s accused killer hasn’t been easy for Tracy Martin. The father of Trayvon Martin and mom, Sabrina Fulton, have been front and center for the brunt of the second-degree murder trial, sometimes leaving the room when details of the slain teen’s last night alive are too much to bare.
