July 2013
July 17th, 2013
Written by Sticky Wicket in Race Relations with 0 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket,
Was the Trayvon Martin case about race or is it merely about murder? Did race play a role in it?
- Perplexed in Philadelphia, Mississippi
Dear Perplexed:
The jury made its decision: George Zimmerman was found not guilty for the murder of Trayvon Martin.
Ever since the story broke about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year old black teen, by George Zimmerman in...
July 17th, 2013
Written by Francesca Biller in Race Relations with 0 Comments
No other murder case in recent national history has ignited such passionately-charged debate about the issues of racial profiling and institutionalized racism via the legal process, and now that a 'Not Guilty' verdict has been rendered in the trial of African-American teen Trayvon Martin, the public outcry for justice is only just beginning.
From one end of the country to another, Blacks and...
July 17th, 2013
Written by Ken Thomas - Th... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the future of the Voting Rights Act is in "real jeopardy" following the Supreme Court's decision striking down a portion of the law, telling a prominent organization of black women that Congress should act to preserve "fairness and equality" in the nation's voting system.
The former secretary of state was feted with chants of "Run, Hillary,...
July 16th, 2013
Written by Julie Pace - AP... in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Obama is seeking to inject calm into a case that has inflamed passions, including his own. In a brief statement, the president called Martin's killing a "tragedy" but implored the public to respect a Florida jury's decision to clear George Zimmerman, the man charged in the teen's death. But now, with the man who fatally shot Martin acquitted and the burden of any...
July 16th, 2013
Written by Glenn Minnis in Race Relations with 0 Comments
Days before the jury rendered the “Not Guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, deceased Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was being shamelessly profiled in a smartphone game as a gun-toting, hooded sweatshirt wearing thug running rough-shed over all that lays in his wake.
The "Angry Trayvon" app has since been pulled from all Google stores, but only after bubbling resistance to it and the...