On Monday, a Florida judge dismissed the defamation claim filed against NBC by George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman’s lawsuit stated that NBC’s editing of the story covering the shooting of Martin made it sound as if he had voluntarily told an operator that Martin was black. Read more […]
Following comments Mark Cuban made this week about bigotry, where he voiced his fear of black men in hoodies, the Dallas Maverick owner took to Twitter to apologize to Trayvon Martin’s family for his insensitivity. “In hindsight I should have used different examples,” Cuban wrote. “I didn’t consider the Trayvon Martin family, and I apologize to them […]
Remember this guy? Frank Taaffe was George Zimmerman‘s best friend and former neighborhood watch co-worker who defended Zimmerman killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Today, Taaffe has had a change of heart. According to Gawker, Taaffe is working on his faith and relationship with God after experiencing a significant amount of loss in his family. Taaffe, who long identified himself as Zimmerman’s […]
Disclaimer: We all make mistakes. Not quite like Fox News’ deliberate digs, but all publications drop the ball every now and then. And everyone’s beloved CNN isn’t any different. Now don’t get us wrong, we’re usually rocking with their alleged liberal bias, but recently, the news network has found themselves in hot water over coverage […]
George Zimmerman wants America to know the real him…we suppose. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Zimmerman has teamed up with his divorce attorneys to create a special video that gives the world a chance to get to know the real George. “I would love for people just to have a clean slate, just no prejudice, […]
George Zimmerman just doesn’t get it. After becoming infamous for his part in the case of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin‘s death, the controversial 30-year-old hasn’t been keeping a low profile at all ever since he was acquitted of murder. Most recently, Zimmerman made an appearance at a gun show in Florida, where he sat at a table […]
Admitting that a change in Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law could have affected the outcome of the George Zimmerman murder trial, former defense attorney Mark O’Mara is setting out to reform the self-defense legislation. O’Mara, whose client evoked the Stand Your Ground defense after killing Trayvon Martin, says he plans to propose a rule limiting […]
On the heels of the second anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death and the shocking mistrial of the man who shot and killed Jordan Davis, New York writer Zak Cheney-Rice took to the internet to vent his frustrations on what it means to be the one of the most understood, feared and targeted people in America — a […]
On the second anniversary of his son’s tragic death, Tracy Martin, father of Trayvon, spoke out about George Zimmerman’s acquittal, coping with his loss, and the state of gun laws in America. Trayvon was shot and killed during a confrontation with former neighborhood watchman Zimmerman in February 2012. Zimmerman was found not guilty of the […]
On Saturday, Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent at The Atlantic, articulated the sentiments of black mothers and fathers everywhere who live in an America where unarmed black teens can lawfully be killed because of the sheer fear their person evokes. In a beautifully written, but disheartening op-ed, Coates wrote his response to the Michael Dunn verdict, which ended […]
In the week following Michael Dunn’s trial, a juror who convicted him on three counts of attempted murder is finally speaking out about the main murder charge that resulted in a hung jury. Valerie, or Juror 4, told ABC’s Nightline that she believes Dunn was guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jordan Davis. […]
Days after Michael Dunn was found guilty on three counts of attempted murder, one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle and a mistrial declared for the first-degree murder count, his shocking proclamation regarding his case has been revealed. In newly released jail house phone calls, Dunn tells fiancée Rhonda Rouer that he was both […]
