A woman from Iraq who was found beaten, lying in a pool of blood in her in El Cajon, Calif., home next to a note saying “go back to your country,” has died and police are investigating her death as… Read More ›
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George Zimmerman’s MySpace Name: “DatNiggyTB”
by Newsone Staff George Zimmerman, 28, the man charged with murder in the second degree for the February 26 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, has been called many names in the past weeks, but “DatNiggy” wasn’t one of them…. Read More ›
Trayvon Martin’s Mother Clarifies Her ‘Accident’ Comment
Trayvon Martin‘s mother, Sybrina Fulton, corrected her earlier comments where she said George Zimmerman’s shooting of her son was an accident. Here is her full statement clarifying her remarks, as provided by msnbc.com: Earlier today, I made a comment to… Read More ›
Prosecutors: Zimmerman Ignored 911 Dispatch, Confronted Trayvon
by Kirsten West Savali George Zimmerman, 28, the man charged with second degree murder in the February 26 shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, has consistently stated through family and legal council that he returned to his car after… Read More ›
Mich. teacher fired for Trayvon fundraiser
DETROIT — A teacher in southeastern Michigan has been fired for helping students organize a fundraiser for the family of Trayvon Martin, a Florida teenager shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer, a national civil rights group said. Brooke… Read More ›
Trayvon Martin shooting: Debate over photos escalates
By Dylan Stableford | The Cutline First it was the hoodie. Now photographs used in the media’s coverage of the Trayvon Martin killing are the subject of widespread debate, as supporters of both the slain 17-year-old African-American and the shooter,… Read More ›
MDOT road sign changed to Trayvon Martin racial slur overnight
By Elisha Anderson Detroit Free Press Staff Writer A racial slur appeared on a portable road sign along westbound I-94 in Detroit early today after the sign was hacked, officials said. Motorists began calling police shortly before 1 a.m. to… Read More ›
Five New Orleans police officers sentenced in hurricane Katrina killings
Four officers, along with a fifth who helped cover up the 2005 crimes, are sentenced to between six and 65 years in prison Four New Orleans police officers have been sentenced to decades in prison over the killing of two… Read More ›
Parents of Trayvon Martin ask feds to investigate state prosecutor for nixing efforts to arrest George Zimmerman
The Martin family will send a formal request for a review of State’s Attorney Wolfinger’s actions to the Justice Department on Monday, lawyer Ben Crump told CNN Sunday The parents of Trayvon Martin are asking the feds to investigate the… Read More ›
Trayvon Martin case: Mayor says police resisted release of 911 tapes
SANFORD, Florida — The mayor of the city where Trayvon Martin was killed says he overruled police and prosecutors who opposed the release of tapes of 911 calls, telling them: “We’re not here to hide anything.” Jeff Triplett, who is… Read More ›
Does video cast doubt on Zimmerman’s story?
Msnbc’s Thomas Roberts speaks with contributor and Managing Editor for the Grio, Joy-Ann Reid, and Rep. Corrine Brown about the new surveillance video showing George Zimmerman four hours after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, and what it means for Zimmerman’s… Read More ›
911 Call: Trayvon Martin cried for help before gunshot
After repeated calls for the release of the 911 audio in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the Sanford police department finally released the audio on Friday. Trayvon’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton of Miami Gardens, arrived at… Read More ›
Miami Police detective says racism “alive and well”
(Reuters) – A black veteran Miami police officer said on Tuesday that “racism is alive and well” in the United States and is evident in the case of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed African American teenager gunned down by a neighborhood… Read More ›
7 Right-Wing Bomb-Making Militia Members Acquitted
George Zimmerman and these people walk free, but the state executed Troy Davis. The reasons why should be obvious – nationalism and racism. — Red Phoenix Editorial Staff By Robert Snell and Christine Ferrett Detroit— A federal judge acquitted seven members… Read More ›
New Black Liberation Militia group to attempt citizen’s arrest in Fla. shooting of Trayvon Martin
By Crimesider Staff (CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. – The leader of a self-described black militia group says members will go to Sanford next week to attempt a citizen’s arrest on George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch leader who admitted to fatally shooting… Read More ›
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