Actor/singer Jamie Foxx is known for wearing his political statements on his sleeve. Foxx attended several awards shows wearing T-shirts with images of Trayvon Martin across the chest section. Now, Foxx is imploring his fellow celebrities to “renew” Martin Luther
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
Speaking at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) blasted what he termed continuing American racism while paying tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. He said “invisible signs…form a gulf between us. Too many of
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
Last week on The Five, I observed that the race card had been replaced by race poker.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
Alec Baldwin got into a dust up with a photographer–again–today, but no one is accusing the soon to be MSNBC host of racial slurs or overly pugnacious behavior. A photographer approached the actor with his bride, Hilaria Baldwin, who just
Just when you thought you would have a reprieve from all of the post-Trayvon Martin shooting race-baiting by black community leaders and members of Congress, I offer you the recent op-ed by Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson. Here are excerpts of
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
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
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
Comedian Kathy Griffin took part in a virtual march on Washington Saturday, the kind a celebrity can partake in without leaving their comfy abode. Griffin donned a hoodie to honor the late Florida teen as part of the Aug. 24 protest
The cousin of Emmett Till said Saturday that it was “crying time again” in America, because George Zimmerman “stalked another American” who was shot and “died like a dog,” but a jury found him not guilty. Speaking at the “Realize
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
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
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.
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
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
On Saturday, Martin Luther King III, son of the civil rights icon, used a rally that honored the 50th anniversary of the Reverend Doctor’s “I Have a Dream” to politicize and inject race into the tragic death of Trayvon Martin,
The District Attorney prosecuting the three teens for their alleged ‘thrill’ killing of college baseball player Christopher Lane has announced that the murder will not be pursued as a hate crime. Overtly racist statements made by one of the teens
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
Friday morning, while filling in on MSNBC for anchor Thomas Roberts, NBC News’ Craig Melvin chose not to correct a guest who falsely described George Zimmerman, the Florida man recently acquitted for the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin,
Rev. Jesse Jackson on MSNBC Thursday afternoon was asked whether he thinks that “some on the right are making a false equivalency” between Trayvon Martin and the murdered Australian baseball player Chris Lane. Jackson continued by bring up a case
Law & Order: SVU, the NBC drama which rips stories from the national headlines with a liberal bent, is tackling the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin in an upcoming episode. Said episode will also explore the racially charged statements
The Huffington Post has accused Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge, and Fox News of falsely injecting race into the story of Australian baseball player Christopher Lane who was murdered last week while jogging in Duncan, Okla. Police have not ascribed any racial
Sports columnist Jason Whitlock, who is on the move from Fox Sports to ESPN and once compared the NRA to the KKK, said the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Australian college baseball player Chris Lane were “byproducts” of America’s “love
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
Based on a statement Wednesday, the White House does not see the need to make a distinction between someone who says he killed an individual in self-defense because the individual was beating his head into a sidewalk, and someone who,
In response to A Race Hustler Weighs In: Jesse Jackson ‘Frowns Upon’ Chris Lane Murder : I’ve been trying to process this message from Jackson for hours, and I’m still in shock. It’s like his soul went out of warranty,
In response to Race-Baiters Silent After Two Black Teens Gun Down White Jogger: People have been waiting for the Rev. Al, Jesse Jackson, Ben Jealous, et.al. to weigh in on the Christopher Lane murder, which is only the latest example of black
In response to Christopher Lane (White) Hunted Down And Killed Like A Dog By 2 (Black) Youths: Great point made here by David. Don’t expect the Frederica Wilsons’ and Sharptons of the world to chime in and condemn this senseless
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
It may not be racial and may never be proved if so. The third attacker is white. Christopher Lane is dead, his family and friends grieving. Here is a good article on this tragedy in the Herald Sun. Let’s not
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has a new ad that uses a “dramatic reenactment” in an effort to turn the tide against Stand Your Ground laws in the United States. As This Week reports, the ad uses “actual 911
Clueless star Stacey Dash doesn’t follow the typical Hollywood template when it comes to politics. Dash supported Mitt Romney in his failed race for the White House last year. Now, Dash is critiquing Oprah Winfrey for the talk show host’s
Many Americans, even those who didn’t support Sen. Barack Obama’s policies, welcomed the sight of a black president in 2008 as a sign of racial progress. The director of Lee Daniels’ The Butler insists that election showed the country’s “true
There’s an interesting article at Salon from writer Brian Beutler, who recounts at great length his harrowing experience after getting shot in D.C. several years ago, by a couple of thugs who wanted his cell phone. Movie action heroes shrug
Lee Daniels’ The Butler, which is slated to finish number one at the box office, grossing some $25 million over the weekend, is expected to finish behind other recent films about America’s racial past, including 42 and The Help. The
Oprah Winfrey and her co-star in “The Butler” Forest Whitaker on Anderson Cooper 360 reveal the film opens with a lynching scene and ends with a walk into Barack Obama’s office. They compare Trayvon Martin to Emmett Till, and Oprah
On Thursday, CNN’s Anderson Cooper interviewed Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker, stars of Oscar-bait The Butler. During the interview, in which Cooper thoughtfully nodded as Winfrey and Whitaker race-baited, Oprah suggested Emmitt Till and Trayvon Martin were equivalent symbols, and
