The sit-in might be over, but the work is just beginning. The Dream Defenders, a group of students determined to help repeal the controversial Stand Your Ground law, have ended their month-long protest at the Florida Capitol. Executive Director Phillip Angew made the announcement that the movement had grown too powerful for the halls of […]
Lee Daniels’ The Butler opens in theaters this Friday and two of the film’s actors are speaking out about justice today. In LDTB, Louis Gaines, son of butler Cecil Gaines, is motivated to join the civil rights movement after the death of Emmett Till. Oprah previously explained to GlobalGrind that Trayvon and Emmett Till were […]
Trayvon Martin, we haven’t forgotten about you. And Dot2Dot, which describes itself as a “carefully curated community of accomplished and informed young leaders, who, between our members, represent pioneering voices of nearly every major narrative shaping today’s America,” is making sure that both Trayvon and America’s voice is heard. Justice must be served. According to the […]
The Dream Defenders are at it again, and this time, they have some supporters to back them up as they take over Florida. In their fight to repeal the controversial Stand Your Ground law, the Defenders invited those who have been directly affected by the legislation to tell their story at the Florida state capital. […]
A Daytona Beach safety officer learned a valuable lesson about social media last week. Don’t post your racial epithets on Facebook. Todd Snipes was fired after he posted negative comments on his profile page regarding Trayvon Martin’s death and George Zimmerman’s acquittal. The post, which has since been deleted, read: “Another thug gone. Pull up […]
It’s no secret that the racial climate in this country hasn’t always been positive. But for many, it wasn’t until the killing of Trayvon Martin that the racial war actually hit home. Media pundits, George Zimmerman supporters and Stand your Ground advocates all justified Trayvon’s death – but instead of falling back on the law […]
Here’s a case that proves a controversial self-defense law is flawed, dangerous and extremely unfair. Florida teenager Tyron Pierson, 17, shot and killed 40-year-old choir director Julius Jerome Jacob after an argument over alleged speeding on July 5. Authorities say the teen shot Jacobs in the head – and under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, […]
Between the time George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin and the highly anticipated trial that resulted in his acquittal, what was the former neighborhood watchman doing? Lots and lots of moving. Records show that while on $1 million bond, he and his wife Shellie moved a total of three times during that year. Zimmerman also ordered […]
Remember the officer who was facing more trouble than George Zimmerman ever has after he snapped a photograph when he pulled over the former neighborhood watch volunteer? Well, just like the speeding Zimmerman, the police officer has been cleared of all wrongdoing. The officer, who pulled Zimmerman over in Forney, Texas, was under investigation after […]
Nearly a month has passed since the verdict in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin at the hands of pseudo neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, but a not guilty verdict didn’t mean the fight for justice came to a halt. Continuing to keep Trayvon’s memory alive, Ebony Magazine has released 4 alternate covers of their September […]
In his first public comments about the terror threat in the Middle East, President Barack Obama used an interesting forum. The Jay Leno Show. Obama’s sixth appearance on the show came just days after the State Department ordered the shut down of nearly two dozen U.S. embassies in the Middle East and North Africa, and […]
Whoever said the young generation was misguided, jaded, and didn’t give a damn, should eat their words now. In the wake of George Zimmerman’s acquittal, the Stand-Your-Ground controversy and Don Lemon’s shocking public flogging of black communities, youth-led campaigns are stepping up to bring attention to the real issues at hand. Organizations like the Dream […]
