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Lawmaker: Stand Your Ground Law Is About Self Control, Not Gun Control
Source: Jeff Kunerth / Orlando Sentinel Florida’s Stand Your Ground law came under attack from black legislators, journalists and civil rights activists today during the convention of the National...
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Trayvon Martin’s Parents Meet With Federal Authorities In Miami
Source: Jay Weaver / Miami Herald The parents of Trayvon Martin and their lawyer met with Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents at the U.S. attorney’s office in Miami Wednesday to discuss the...
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Rick Scott Demands Apology From Jesse Jackson Over ‘Apartheid State’ Comments
Source: Katie Burkhart / The Huffington Post Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) demanded an apology from the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday, in response to Jackson’s recent comments likening Florida to the...
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Trayvon Martin’s Parents Speak At NABJ Convention
Source: Lilly Workneh / theGrio Black journalists from across the nation filled an auditorium in Kissimmee, Fl. on Saturday as they anticipated the arrival of Trayvon Martin’s parents, Sybrina Fulton...
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Florida Lawmakers Agree To Hearings On ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
Source: Tom Brown / Reuters / theGrio MIAMI – Florida lawmakers will hold hearings this fall on the state’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law, which has become a lightning rod for criticism...
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TCA: W. Kamau Bell To White Journalists: Knowing “What’s Racist” Is Not Your Job
Source: Lisa De Moraes / Deadline.com W. Kamau Bell came to Summer TV Press Tour to talk about his late-night talk show’s move from FX to FXX in September, and got asked what was missing from the on-TV...
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President Obama On Trayvon Martin (VIDEO)
President Obama on promoting a criminal justice system that is fair and just.
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Ebony Magazine Mocks Tea Party In Response To Controversy Over Trayvon Covers
Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite In response to criticism over its decision to run four different covers honoring the late Trayvon Martin this September, Ebony magazine has hit back with a bit of...
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Hannity And Guests On Oprah’s Trayvon Comments: ‘Idiocy,’ She Knows...
Source: Josh Feldman / Mediaite Oprah Winfrey got in some hot water this week after commenting that the Trayvon Martincase is the “same” as Emmett Till‘s. Sean Hannity found this shocking coming from...
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Zimmerman Ordered Bulletproof Vest While On Bond
Source: AP / BlackAmericaWeb.com ORLANDO, Fla. — George Zimmerman ordered a bulletproof vest and an infrared home security device last year while he was out on bond awaiting his murder trial in the...
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Oprah Talks Trayvon And Race: People Think If They Don’t Use The ‘N-Word’...
Source: Matt Wilstein / Mediaite Oprah Winfrey and her co-star in Lee Daniels’ The Butler Forest Whitaker appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 Thursday night to promote their film. During the interview,...
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HUFFPOST LIVE: Anti-Gun Group Discusses Controversial Trayvon Ad
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has launched a chilling new online ad reenacting the night of Travyon Martin’s death, in an effort to stop Stand Your Ground laws nationwide. We’ll discuss the ad and...
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Zimmerman To Ask Florida To Cover Some Legal Costs
Source: Yamiche Alcindor and Melanie Eversley / USA Today George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer found not guilty in the February 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, will ask the state...
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George Zimmerman’s Wife Pleads Guilty To Perjury
Source: Mike Schneider / AP / ABC News George Zimmerman’s wife pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor perjury charge for lying during a bail hearing after her husband’s arrest and was sentenced to a...
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George Zimmerman’s Wife Gets Probation In Plea Deal
Source: Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel SANFORD — Shellie Zimmerman, the wife of acquitted murder suspect George Zimmerman, admitted Wednesday that she had committed perjury to help her husband get...
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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Agitate, Agitate, Agitate!
by Roland S. Martin via Uptown Magazine Hello, post–Civil Rights Movement babies! Has America gotten your attention now? The collective outrage that spread all over the nation in response to the “not...
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ABC News: Zimmerman’s Wife Not Sure They’ll Stay Married (VIDEO)
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Seni Tienabeso / ABC News Shellie Zimmerman, a fixture in court during the murder trial of her husband George Zimmerman, the Florida man...
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George Zimmerman Slapped With Speeding Ticket (VIDEO)
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Since his acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman has difficulty living under the radar.
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George Zimmerman’s Wife, Shellie, To File For Divorce, Says Attorney
Source: Julia Dahl / CBS News George Zimmerman’s wife, Shellie, is planning to file for divorce. Robert Zimmerman, Jr. tweeted the news to his more than 24,000 followers just after 5 p.m: “According to...
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ABC NEWS: George Zimmerman’s Wife Says He Is ‘Selfish,’ Feels ‘Invincible’...
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Source: Seni Tienabeso / ABC News George Zimmerman’s wife says she doesn’t know the man she’s been married to for almost seven years and doesn’t...
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