Tag: Martin
Why the Right-Wing Media Spent 16 Months Smearing a Dead Teenager
AFRICANGLOBE - This week, Fox favorite Ten Nugent practically danced on Martin's grave, accusing the dead teenager of being a "dope smoking, racist gangsta wannabe" who was "responsible" for being shot by a volunteer neighborhood watchman on the night of February 26, 2012.
Reclaiming the Narrative: A Key Step in Eradicating Racism in America
AFRICANGLOBE - Just 100 miles from where Trayvon Martin was killed, the slaying of an unarmed Black teenager that unleashed intense racial anger and antagonism, there is a new example of the racism and racial insensitivities that continue to punctuate our society.
Zimmerman’s Arrest ‘Solely to Placate the Masses,’ Mother Writes
AFRICANGLOBE - In a scathing letter released on the anniversary of George Zimmerman’s arrest in Trayvon Martin’s shooting death, Zimmerman’s mother writes that her son was
Desperate for Money: George Zimmerman Suing NBC
George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is attacking media giant NBC for its edit of his 911 calls.Back in April, the "Today"...
Shellie Zimmerman Pleads Not Guilty to Perjury
The wife of George Zimmerman pleaded not guilty on Friday to a perjury charge after Florida prosecutors alleged she lied about their family's finances...
Police: Trayvon Martin’s Death ‘Ultimately Avoidable’
Just over two weeks after the fatal shooting, and less than a month before an arrest was made, police in Sanford, Florida, urged prosecutors...
20 Years After the LA Riots Nothing Has Changed
The killing of Trayvon Martin is a reminder of the racial divide poisoning American life, which has resisted all attempts to bridge it, even...
Feds, Grand Jury to Investigate Trayvon Martin’s Murder
Federal and local prosecutors are launching parallel investigations into the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black teen by a self appointed "neighborhood watch captain"...
