*After a woman named “Maddy” – also known as Juror B29 in the George Zimmerman trial – publicly stated that he “got away with murder,” one couldn’t help but wonder what was the reaction of the parents of Trayvon Martin to her comment. As we reported, Maddy came forward to tell her story to ABC’s Robin Roberts. The full interview is […]
A number of top-level celebrities are reportedly following in Stevie Wonder‘s footsteps and plan to boycott Florida in protest of the state’s “Stand Your Ground” laws. The list, which was first reported by AURN’s April Ryan and credited a “a source close to Wonder,” includes the likes of Madonna, Usher, Kanye West, Jay Z, Rihanna and Rod Stewart. Wonder announced his intention to boycott […]
Beyond the shouting and the stagecraft surrounding George Zimmerman’s trial and acquittal, beneath the crashing waves of news coverage, there’s a conversation going on in the United States about what it all means — about race, about guns, about the future. It’s happening around dinner tables, at the workplace, over social media and e-mail. In some […]
President Barack Obama said Friday that “Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago” in his first live comments since a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman last weekend in the teenager’s shooting death. He also said protests over the verdict should remain nonviolent. The president said Americans are aware of the “history of racial […]
*One thing about Bill Cosby … you ask him a question, you’ll get an answer. Whether you like his answer or not is another matter. All that to say that in the days following the George Zimmerman not guilty verdict, we’ve heard from a number of pundits and any number of high profile people like former president Jimmy Carter […]
By Arianne Jaxon:: EEW Magazine News They came for the wrong one. Rude tweeters lashed out at Donnie McClurkin in an effort to shut down his opinions about the unjust killing of Trayvon Martin and got schooled. The charismatic leader and singer, who refuses to be silenced by detractors and “idiots,” according to an “angry cam” […]
Attorney General Eric Holder took aim Tuesday at “Stand Your Ground”-style laws — such as the one that figured into the George Zimmerman case — saying they may encourage violence and “undermine public safety.” “It’s time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods,” Holder […]
The Church of God in Christ, Inc released a statement from Bishop Charles E. Blake in response to the jury’s verdict in the murder trail of George Zimmerman verdict: Our prayers and sympathy are extended to the Trayvon Martin family. May we all pray and work for the health and unity of our nation. We mourn the loss of a potential-filled young […]
To the surprise, disgust and disappointment of millions waiting on the outcome of the murder trial of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman has been found not guilty on all charges in the shooting murder trial of the teenager after a jury of six women returned their verdict following 16 hours of deliberation. The verdict was […]
In times like this we see the value in having a relationship with God! #stillgothope This video shows a different side of emotions that were displayed when the NOT GUILTY verdict was released! article courtesy of Joy105.com
Trayvon Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Syrbrina Fulton, were reportedly not in the court room when the jury returned a ‘not guilty’ verdict in George Zimmerman’s second degree murder trial for killing their son, Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida in February 2012. Trayvon Martin’s parents have since tweeted their reactions to the verdict, which […]
Just steps away from the courthouse where a jury decided George Zimmerman’s fate, demonstrators vowed that their fight wasn’t over. “Nationwide protest to demand justice,” they chanted after the jury’s not guilty verdict in Sanford, Florida, cleared Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. It wasn’t long before some appeared to be heeding their call. […]
