The entertainment industry has spoken in virtual unison regarding the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, branding the decision an American injustice. Now, one singer is taking that outrage to the next level. Stevie
Tuesday, the Associate Press published an article about juror B37’s Monday night interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. Buried under over a dozen paragraphs, the AP finally reveals that, “The juror said she didn’t think Martin’s race was the reason Zimmerman
Chicago’s activist Catholic Priest, Father Michael Pfleger, took the occasion of the George Zimmerman trial to race to the streets to stir his flock, preparing them for “civil disobedience,” and leading a rally to decry the not guilty verdict reached
One of the first polls is out involving the trial of George Zimmerman, the man acquitted in the fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin, and what it shows is a dramatic lack of interest among the public. Only 26% of
Prosecution witness Rachel Jeantel, speaking to Piers Morgan on CNN last night, explained that George Zimmerman had misunderstood the beating he was receiving from Trayvon Martin, and so had the jury in his trial. Zimmerman was not facing a potentially
On July 14, close Obama adviser David Axelrod quickly resorted to Twitter to use the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial as a call for stricter gun control. In one Tweet, Axelrod issued the inflammatory claim that George
“Get over it.” That’s the message from a Republican congressman to the protests over George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the murder trial of Trayvon Martin. Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) also said that the House might need to take a look at
On Monday, one of the six jurors in the George Zimmerman trial spoke to Anderson Cooper on CNN with her identity concealed, and told Cooper that Zimmerman had justification for shooting Trayvon Martin because he thought his life was in
Americans’ interest in the George Zimmerman murder trial was divided sharply along racial lines, according to a new Pew Study. Blacks are more than twice as likely as whites to say they tracked news about the Zimmerman trial very closely
By RAQUEL MARIA DILLONAssociated PressLOS ANGELESProtesters ran through Los Angeles streets, stopping traffic, breaking windows and at one point raiding a Wal-Mart store, and a major freeway was blocked in the San Francisco Bay Area in the third night of
Anthea Butler, an Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Graduate Chair in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, writes in Religious Dispatches magazine that she has decided that the acquittal of George Zimmerman means that America’s
The Department of Justice faces a very high hurdle if it gives into demands that George Zimmerman face federal criminal charges for violating Trayvon Martin’s civil rights. There are only two statutes which would apply in any federal criminal case,
Piers Morgan gets an exclusive interview with Trayvon Martin’s friend, Rachel Jeantel.
(AP) MIAMIA juror in the George Zimmerman trial said Monday that the actions of the neighborhood watch volunteer and Trayvon Martin both led to the teenager’s fatal shooting last year, but that Zimmerman didn’t actually break the law. The woman known
In exclusive AC360 interview with juror B37, she says she didn’t think George Zimmerman racially profiled Trayvon Martin.
On Monday, the Associated Press compared the outcome of the George Zimmerman trial to the expulsion of Jackie Robinson from Sanford, Florida some 70 years ago. The beginning of the piece, headlined “Fla. Town somberly absorbs Zimmerman verdict,” by Kyle
Monday morning, appearing on the Tom Joyner Show, Al Sharpton suggests George Zimmerman was not prosecuted on the merits of the Trayvon Martin case but more because of the political pressure Sharpton placed on Florida officials with protests and media
On Sunday, commentator Andrew Sullivan wrote an absurd piece labeling the George Zimmerman not guilty verdict a step toward a “return to the era of lynching.” In making his case, he pasted together lies, half-truths and sheer nonsense. First, he
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) stated that the result of the George Zimmerman trial would “justify the stalking and killing of innocent black boys and deny them any avenue of self-defense.” Lewis said in a statement: I am deeply disappointed by
(AP) AG calls Martin killing an ‘unnecessary shooting’By PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONAttorney General Eric Holder on Monday called the killing of Trayvon Martin a “tragic, unnecessary shooting,” and said the Justice Department will follow “the facts and the law” as it
It is beyond doubt that Barack Obama would not have been a national political figure had it not been for his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. In a moment of profound national division over the war in
Attorney General Eric Holder comments on the Trayvon Martin case
There is a stated presumption by many that George Zimmerman was acting as a sort of racial vigilante — keeping on the lookout to make sure that “those who don’t belong” (such as black kids wearing hoodies) were hassled and
Left-wing The Nation blames “White Supremacy” as the motivating factor behind George Zimmerman’s acquittal: A jury has found George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges in connection to death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. But while the verdict came as a
In March 2012, Fox News host Geraldo Rivera felt the brunt of faux outrage from the left for declaring, “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.” On Friday, after hearing the prosecution’s
