Rachel Jeantel was the last person to speak to Trayvon Martin before he was killed by George Zimmerman. She is the prosecution’s key witness in the second degree murder trial of George Zimmerman, and she has easily been the most intriguing witness thus far. Rachel holds vital information to this case, as she was on the […]
A local organization is holding a protest Monday for Trayvon Martin in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict. Black on Black Crime, Inc. is asking people to join together and bring a bag of Skittles to the steps of the Cuyahoga County Justice Center Monday at noon. The 17-year-old Martin was carrying Skittles when […]
Prosecutors on Friday called Trayvon Martin’s mother and brother to the stand in the trial of the man who fatally shot him. George Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder. His defense team argues that he shot the teen in self-defense. A key piece of evidence was at the center of Friday’s proceedings: a 911 […]
Rachel Jeantel, the Florida teen who was on the phone with Trayvon Martin in the moments before he was shot and killed, testified for a second day in the George Zimmerman trial. Zimmerman is facing charges of second degree murder after the fatal confrontation with the 17-year-old in February of 2012. Jeantel’s testimony has come under great […]
Trayvon Martin would have turned 18 today His Feb. 26 shooting sparked protests last year. Trayvon Martin would have celebrated his 18th birthday Tuesday. It’s the first of two difficult dates for the teenager’s parents in February. The second comes Feb. 26, the one-year anniversary of Trayvon’s fatal encounter with George Zimmerman, which sparked outcry […]
