The mother of Trayvon Martin says she’s disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with a hate crime for killing her son three years ago.
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry expressed her hope that Trayvon Martin “whooped the sh*t out of’ George Zimmerman in a speech at Cornell University on Monday. In video of the speech released by the Cornell Review, she remarked “I hope he tried to
George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in a 2012 confrontation with the teenager, will not face federal charges, the Justice Department said Tuesday
On December 18 the 1st Texas Court of Appeals ruled that Raul Rodriquez will receive another trial because jurors rejected his “stand your ground” defense in 2012. The Court believes Rodriquez’s defense may have been rejected because of “confusing” instructions
A Pew Research poll finds that the mainstream media and Democrats failed miserably in their coordinated attacks against the Bush Administration (and America) over Bush-era enhanced interrogation methods employed by the CIA against 3 terrorists to stop future terror attacks
No journalism outlet can be correct all the time. Writers will make mistakes, editors will miss them, and the endless deadline pressure means errors will slip through from time to time. That said, the nation’s supposed “newspaper of record” recently
In an wide-ranging interview with Fusion/Univision anchor Jorge Ramos given in Nashville, TN that aired earlier this week, President Barack Obama discussed the state of race relations in the United States, given the recent circumstances created by the legal processes
Hip-hop and business magnate Russell Simmons spoke with CNN’s Erin Burnett Monday night in reference to cases like those of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Trayvon Martin, and he warned of more protests if “demands are not met.” “On Wednesday, we
According to a new Bloomberg poll, “a majority of Americans, 53 percent, say the interactions between the white and black communities have deteriorated” since Obama took office back in 2008. But can you blame them? In the six years since
On Saturday, Judge Jeanine Pirro, host of the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” railed against President Obama for “fan[ing] the flames of resentment” and “tak[ing] sides based not on facts, but on color” for his rhetoric in the
In response to Rolling Stone Editor Offers 2nd Apology Amid Intense Criticism: What a season of journalistic meltdowns we’ve had! From the grand jury demolition of Ferguson mythology, to the media’s bizarre obsession with the Facebook postings of an obscure
Former NBA player Kenny Smith, now an analyst on TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” blasted fellow analyst Charles Barkley for his comments on events in Ferguson, Missouri, saying Barkley had no justification for offering his opinion. Barkley had stated: [Those expletives]
Once upon a time, the civil rights movement was deeply concerned about the rights of criminal defendants. Not anymore. Today, those who say they care most about civil rights are calling for grand jury reforms that would make it easier
In his remarks Wednesday on the non-indictment of the New York police officer who allegedly choked Eric Garner to death during a routine arrest, President Barack Obama claimed that he does not involve himself in such controversies. “My tradition is not
Author and economist Thomas Sowell stated that President Obama “wants to spread paranoia…if paranoia will get out the vote” on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. When asked about Obama’s decision to weigh in on cases such the Trayvon
Ever ready to fan the flames of racism, MSNBC was at it again on Monday with a guest who blamed the rioting in Ferguson, Missouri on “systemic” American “white supremacy.” During the Monday broadcast of “The Reid Report,” The Nation
Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson revved up hundreds of protesters Saturday night at the Portland Justice Center, recounting his time in Ferguson, Missouri and invoking the crowd to repeat Jackson’s words, chanting them back to him. Jackson’s speech was the
A 32 year-old unarmed Bosnian man was beaten to death with hammers by at least three black teenagers in South St. Louis early Sunday morning. Two teens, 15 and 16, were arrested. The victim was identified as Zemir Begic, 32, of
University of Pennsylvania Associate English Professor Dr. Salamishah Tillet argued that the principle that black lives don’t matter is “re-surfacing” on Saturday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC. Tillet started by discussing “state-sanctioned” violence against black people, adding “or you have individuals, as
New Orleans Saints tight end Ben Watson scored a 48 on the Wonderlic test, making him, along with Houston Texans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, the smartest guy in the NFL according to the predraft intelligence gauge. Anyone doubting the man’s brains,
Saying “violence isn’t the answer,” Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James criticized the rampant rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, and spoke out about the announcement that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not being indicted for the August shooting of a local
Dustin Smith, head of the Sacramento Police Officers Association, fired back at Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s ill-considered comments regarding the non-indictment of Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown by a grand jury. Smith said
Tuesday on CNN, host Don Lemon took Rev. Jesse Jackson to task for claiming the riots last night in Ferguson were caused by “unending consistent pain and neglect” of urban plight and joblessness. At one point Lemon interrupted Jackson saying,
As Ferguson rioters and hoodlums were burning down buildings in their communities, shooting at police officers, looting stores, and pelting CNN reporters with rocks and bottles on Monday evening, the NAACP invoked Trayvon Martin in vowing to fight the “appalling”
Dr. Ben Carson, author of “One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future” argued that race relations were worse under President Obama on Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “I actually believe that things were better before this president
On Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer reacted to rhetoric earlier in the day from outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder, who remarked on last night’s decision not to charge Ferguson Police Officer Darren
Oakland protesters expressed their anger at the grand jury decision to not indict Ferguson, Missouri police Officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by marching onto westbound Interstate 580, bringing traffic to a halt. The incident occurred
On Monday night, the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri freed Officer Darren Wilson from the possibility of indictment over his shooting of 18-year-old black man Michael Brown. The prosecutor before the grand jury, Robert McCulloch, explained why the indictment had
Last month, Jermain Taylor remarkably recaptured a share of the middleweight crown. This month, the good-guy boxer more remarkably finds himself facing 26 years in prison. Prosecutors on Wednesday charged the 2006 Arkansan of the Year with first degree battery
Buried under a dozen paragraphs is a fascinating little factoid the mainstream media never talks about and doesn’t want to talk about: Democrats haven’t won a majority of the white women vote since 1992: In Arkansas, the Republican candidate, Tom
The conservative group American Commitment is responding to a recent radio ad from the Democratic Senate Majority PAC that attempts to tie North Carolina Speaker of the House Thom Tillis to the death of Florda teen Trayvon Martin. American Commitment
A radio ad from a super PAC run by former aides to Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is tying the death of Trayvon Martin to GOP Senate candidate Thom Tillis. The ad, a recording of which was posted online, says “Tillis
The Department of Justice has condemned recent leaks to the media suggesting evidence being heard by the grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting case is favorable to police officer Darren Wilson. A spokesman for the DOJ told the LA
An associate psychology professor at Stanford University is among 21 winners of this year’s prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius” grants for her work in the study of racial bias, including profiling by police. According to the McArthur Foundation website, Jennifer L.
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus were not going to let last month’s unfortunate shooting in Ferguson, Mo. go by without their best efforts of exploiting the incident on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Because the incident
US Attorney General Eric Holder revealed that the Department of Justice is still probing the death of Trayvon Martin, even saying there have been “recent” developments in the investigation of the 2012 shooting of the Florida teen. It appears that
Over the last four years, I’ve traveled all over the country and spoken with thousands of patriots. I’ve met newfriends and built partnerships that will last a lifetime. I’ve learned policy, procedure, and principles. It’s been a greatride. What I
Media bias doesn’t consist entirely, or even primarily, of outright falsehoods. It’s expressed through the stories our media herd chooses not to tell, because they don’t fit easily into preferred narratives… and which stories they lavish saturation coverage upon, because
Al Sharpton is always there for the rallies and marches but rarely for the solutions. Why are some Americans shocked when President Obama’s point man on race in Ferguson, MO is Sharpton as written on Politico Revved Up: How Al
On Monday, a Rasmussen poll showed that a full 57 percent of black Americans believe that Officer Darren Wilson ought to be found guilty of murder for his shooting of unarmed 18-year-old black man Michael Brown. Meanwhile, 56 percent of
