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In an impromptu speech during a White House briefing, President Barack Obama was simply Barack Obama – a black man. Saying, “Trayvon Martin could’ve been me 35 years ago,” President Obama made the tragedy even more personal than he has in previous remarks. “In the African American community there’s a lot of pain around what […]

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This photoshopped photo that shows Trayvon Martin as a young caucasion boy and George Zimmerman as a dark-skinned man has hit the internet and has sparked a lot of conversation. Just looking at the picture you may think ‘would the outcome have been different if these two traded places?’.  What do you think?  And what does this say about […]

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“Trayvon was a fun-loving child — he was our child — we miss him dearly.” SOURCE Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, the parents of slain teen Trayvon Martin, spoke about their reaction to the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial.   “I was stunned, I couldn’t believe it,” Fulton said. “I thought surely […]

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MSNBC journalist Martin Bashir did something that countless other politicians and pundits have refused to do: called out the criminalization of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin as…

You may not have the reach of a Tom Joyner and, you may not be able to provide a scholarship to Rachel Jeantel as he…

Too bad Alvin Wilkerson wasn’t George Zimmerman. If he was, he might be walking around free today for a tragedy that was more of an…

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Dear Rachel, This is an open letter to you and all the young people in this country who, through no fault of your own, find…

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The woman, known only as juror B37, has caused quite a stir since an appearance on AC360, during which she voiced sympathy for killer George…

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told members of the NAACP Tuesday that Trayvon Martin’s death was “unnecessary” and “tragic” and questioned the wisdom of stand-your-ground…

The woman behind the Twitter and Change.org campaigns that put Juror B37‘s book deal to a screeching halt is New York-bred Genie Lauren. Twitter and…

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The woman behind the Twitter and Change.org campaigns that put Juror B37‘s book deal to a screeching halt is New York-bred Genie Lauren. Twitter and…

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According to Black America Web, George Zimmerman is far from out of the woods legally! The word is that a woman allegedly related to George Zimmerman and his family told investigators that members of Zimmerman’s family were boastfully proud racists and that Zimmerman sexually molested her for several years. Said the young lady to investigators in 2012, “It started […]