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MLK III disappoints

This week, we’ve had to watch a string of liberals appropriate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. to push the Left’s agenda of the moment.  Sadly, one of the most egregious offenders is Martin Luther King III, who penned

Report: Zimmerman to Ask Florida to Cover Legal Expenses

George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty on murder charges related to the death of Trayvon Martin, will reportedly ask the state of Florida to cover $200,000 to $300,000 of his legal expenses. Mark O’Mara, his attorney, told the Orlando

Report: Zimmerman to Ask Florida to Cover Legal Expenses

Gut Check: Race Poker

Last week on The Five, I observed that the race card had been replaced by race poker. I see your “Trayvon Martin” and I raise you a “Delbert Belton.” (I don’t dare play poker–I’m too terrified–but I assume this comparison

Gut Check: Race Poker

The fierce urgency of now

In response to How The Racialist Narrative Messes With Peoples’ Heads: I think you’ve put your finger on one of the essential differences between the media narratives we’ve been discussing: the imperative that Something Must Be Done, coupled with politically

How The Racialist Narrative Messes With Peoples’ Heads

In response to The hate-crimes narrative:  Yes, most people know that certain black neighborhoods are undesirable places to be walking around at night. They know it’s because blacks commit more crimes. No one knows it better than the blacks who

RE Hate Crime Hypocrisy

In response to Hate-crimes hypocrisy: I understand Joel’s distaste for “tit for tat” race crime reporting. As conservatives, we embrace Martin Luther King’s dream for a colorblind society, so obsessing about race is anathema to us.  Besides, like he said

Sharpton Compares Trayvon to Emmett Till

Al Sharpton compared Trayvon Martin’s death to Emmett Till’s during Saturday during remarks to those marching on Washington for the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.  “We march because in the ’50s it was Emmett

Sharpton Compares Trayvon to Emmett Till

Colin Powell: Zimmerman Trial Verdict 'Questionable'

On CBS’s “Face the Nation,” former Secretary of State Colin Powell reflects on the verdict from George Zimmerman’s trial in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin: “I think that it will be seen as a questionable judgment on the part

Colin Powell: Zimmerman Trial Verdict 'Questionable'

Hate-crimes hypocrisy

In response to The Racial Tit-for-Tat of Crime Reporting: I would agree that pointlessly dwelling on the race of the perpetrators in the recent spate of black-on-white crimes would be wrong, Joel, but I don’t think it’s “pointless” at all.

The Racial Tit-for-Tat of Crime Reporting

Back when the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin story first exploded onto the national scene, with false accounts of a “white” shooter and edited 911 calls, we at Breitbart News made an editorial decision not to become involved in the racial tit-for-tat

Colin Powell: Trayvon Martin Verdict 'Questionable'

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case in which George Zimmerman was found not guilty on all charges was “questionable.”  Powell reportedly made his comments on CBS’s Face The Nation on Sunday. According

Colin Powell: Trayvon Martin Verdict 'Questionable'

Oberlin Race Hoax Mastermind Liberal White Obama Backer

In February 2012, Oberlin college threw out two students for allegedly posting anti-gay, anti-Semitic, and racist messages around campus. After those messages became public, the school canceled all classes for the day. Then reports arose of a person wearing a

Oberlin Race Hoax Mastermind Liberal White Obama Backer

WH Spox 'Not Familiar' with College Baseball Player Killing

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he was “not familiar” with the the horrific killing of college baseball player Christopher Lane when asked to respond during Wednesday’s briefing.  He then did not distinguish between Lane’s death and Trayvon Martin’s.  “This

WH Spox 'Not Familiar' with College Baseball Player Killing

Murder agendas

In response to Christopher Lane (White) Hunted Down And Killed Like A Dog By 2 (Black) Youths: I agree with your sentiment to avoid political drama in this horrible atrocity, David, but I’d also note that everything is a political