Peaceful protests spread across US
Obama appeals for calm as protesters march in condemnation of verdict. Protests continued yesterday across the United States after George Zimmerman, the neighbourhood watch volunteer accused of...
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Those marching in the streets today must march to the voting booth and vote out people who agree with and vote in âstand your groundâ laws. By Rogette Harris A not-guilty verdict for George...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman is cleared of murder - but charges...
The US neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager is now a free man, but the Justice Department said it is looking into Trayvon Martin's death to determine whether federal...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman is cleared of murder - but civil...
The US neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager is now a free man, but the Justice Department said it is looking into Trayvon Martin's death to determine whether federal...
View ArticleObama appeals for calm as Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman is cleared...
President Barack Obama on Sunday described the death of Trayvon Martin as “a tragedy”, but called on Americans to accept the acquittal of the teenager’s killer, George Zimmerman. In a statement issued...
View ArticleMartin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech: 'he got people to envision the...
Nikkolas Smith's image of Martin Luther King in a hoodie: 'the prejudices will go away eventually, but it takes time.’ Photograph: Nikkolas Smith My mother made sure that I knew all about Martin...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman 'assumed things that weren't true', court hears
Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin's murder trial says neighbourhood watch leader was a wannabe cop 'sick and tired' of criminals Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda shows George Zimmerman's gun to...
View ArticleProtesters rally across US over Trayvon Martin verdict
Demonstrators rallied in their hundreds in dozens of cities across the US on Saturday to protest against the acquittal of a Florida man who shot dead unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin and to call for...
View ArticleZimmerman verdict triggers criticism, protests across US
SANFORD (Florida): George Zimmerman emerged from a Florida courthouse a free man after a jury cleared the former neighborhood watch volunteer of all charges in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black...
View ArticleThe Zimmerman verdict
What if George Zimmerman had followed the direction of the police dispatcher and remained in his car, allowing police officers to apply their professional judgment to what concerned him — Trayvon...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman will never lead a normal life, family fears
George Zimmerman trial with his defence attorney Don West. Photograph: Zuma/Rex Features George Zimmerman, acquitted of murder by a Florida jury, will never again be free to live a normal life,...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin: how a teenager's death sparked a national debate
Trayvon Martin. Photograph: AP Trayvon Martin so nearly went to his grave unnoticed, his death barely recorded among the grim statistics of gun violence involving African American youths. Initially,...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman: prosecutors defend bringing murder case
Demonstrators react outside court after hearing the verdict. Photograph: Mike Brown/AP The prosecutor who charged George Zimmerman last year has defended her decision to bring a murder case against...
View ArticleZimmerman juror comes forward and says he 'got away with murder'
This image released by ABC shows Juror B29, known as Maddy, center, on Good Morning America. Photograph: AP A second juror in the trial of George Zimmerman has given a TV interview saying the former...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin case: key moments
How the shooting of an unarmed teenager in Florida led to the trial of George Zimmerman and outrage at his acquittal Protesters march in Los Angeles after George Zimmerman was cleared of killing...
View ArticleReaction to Zimmerman verdict: 'All right we are two nations'
The trial is over, George Zimmerman has been acquitted, and the earliest demonstrations after the Florida verdict Saturday night came and went mostly in peace. Yet if the high drama has ended over the...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin: protesters take to the streets
Demonstrators condemn George Zimmerman's acquittal as black community leaders call for a civil rights case Protesters march peacefully in San Francisco, condemning the acquittal of George Zimmerman in...
View ArticleThe George Zimmerman trial is the worst fear of every black family
The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters The Trayvon Martin case has been nothing short of heartbreak from the very beginning....
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman trial: signs jury nearing decision
Supporters of both sides in the case have issued calls for restraint. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images A jury deciding the fate of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watch leader charged...
View ArticleZimmerman acquitted on all charges in Trayvon Martin case
George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges on Saturday for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in this central Florida town in February of last year. If he had been...
View Article'I am Trayvon Martin' rallies across US voice anger at 'humiliating' verdict
Beyoncé and Jay-Z leave the rally in New York where Trayvon Martin's mother, Sabryna Fulton, spoke. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters Protesters angered over the acquittal of the man responsible for...
View Article'I am Travyon Martin' rallies across US voice anger at 'humiliating' verdict
Beyoncé and Jay-Z leave the rally in New York where Trayvon Martin's mother, Sabryna Fulton, spoke. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters Protesters angered over the acquittal of the man responsible for...
View ArticleObama calls for 'calm reflection' in wake of George Zimmerman verdict
Miami Gardens police officers stand guard outside the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Photograph: Angel Valentin/Getty Images President Obama has called for "calm reflection" in the wake of George...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman trial: activists urge US officials to pursue civil rights...
Mourners at the St Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford. The DoJ has not commented on demands to launch a civil rights inquiry. Photograph: Phelan M Ebenhack/AP Black leaders in the US expressed...
View ArticleOpen season on black boys after a verdict like this
Trayvon Martin: caused suspicion by his existence alone. Photograph: Reuters Let it be noted that on this day, Saturday 13 July 2013, it was still deemed legal in the US to chase and then shoot dead...
View ArticleThe Only Non-White Juror in the George Zimmerman Trial
The only non-white jury member in George Zimmerman’s trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin speaks to Lisa Bloom about the experience. An excerpt from Bloom’s just published Suspicion Nation. The Sixth...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman verdict: Neighborhood watch volunteer freed; dead teen's...
"George Zimmerman was never guilty of anything except protecting himself in self-defense." - defense attorney Mark O'Mara SANFORD, Fla. — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was cleared of...
View ArticleUS-wide protests over Trayvon verdict; Justice Department weighs next steps
Thousands of Americans have protested the acquittal of George Zimmerman on charges of killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Barack Obama has called for "calm reflection" following the verdict....
View ArticleKey Mistakes Sway Jury in Zimmerman Trial
A Southern jury of six women - none of them black - found 28-year-old George Zimmerman's shooting of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to be justifiable homicide because he acted in self-defense. The...
View ArticleAmerica erupts as Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman is cleared of murder
Protests broke out across the US after George Zimmerman, the neighbourhood watch volunteer accused of murdering Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, was cleared of all charges against him....
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman not guilty in Trayvon Martin case; jury reaches verdict...
Videos Jurors Start Deliberating George Zimmerman Case Galleries Web links SANFORD, Fla. - Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin parents urge Obama to review case with 'fine-tooth comb'
Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton give first interviews since verdict and speak of their 'shock and disgust' at Zimmerman acquittal ...
View ArticleCan Florida stick to its guns?
In 2010, Marissa Alexander, a 31-year-old mother of three, fired a warning shot to scare off her abusive husband during a row at her home, in Florida, hitting a wall. After deliberating for 12 minutes,...
View ArticleJusticeForTrayvon: Twitter’s Most Poignant Zimmerman Verdict Tweets
As the hashtag #JusticeForTrayvon trends on Twitter and rallies are organized across the nation in response to the George Zimmerman verdict, it seems fitting that social media is the litmus test for...
View ArticleJay-Z Didn’t Sleep For Two Days After Trayvon Martin Verdict [Video]
Rapper Jay-Z says the Trayvon Martin case and the subsequent acquittal of George Zimmerman hit him hard — and that he didn’t sleep for two days after the shock “not guilty” verdict rattled many...
View ArticleZIMMERMAN TRIAL Jurors: Zimmerman not guilty of 2nd-degree murder
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate...
View ArticleObama urges calm after trial of George Zimmerman for death of Trayvon Martin
US President Barack Obama has appealed to Americans for restraint, after protests and outrage from civil rights activists over the acquittal of a man who gunned down an unarmed black teenager. A...
View ArticleZimmerman case requires clear-eyed reflection
In the wake of murder defendant George Zimmerman's acquittal, President Barack Obama rightly sought to cool the reaction, which boiled over violently in too many places, including in Oakland. "We are a...
View ArticleFlorida verdict re-opens debate over Oklahoma law
It's been seven years since the Oklahoma Legislature overwhelmingly passed a measure that expanded a person's right to defend themselves with deadly force when threatened or attacked. But a state...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman not guilty: Jurors had to sort out clashing testimony from...
SANFORD, Fla. — Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate...
View ArticleJurors: Zimmerman not guilty of 2nd-degree murder
Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate across the U.S. over...
View ArticleZimmerman verdict reaffirms the special burden of black men
Nobody else was there. Confusion and ignorance about what exactly happened in the final seconds before George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, are so great that nobody can...
View ArticleThe US supreme court thinks racism is dead. It isn't
Voting activists at the US supreme court. ‘Quashing racist laws does not eliminate racism, only its explicit and codified enforcement.’ Photograph: MCT /Landov/Barcroft In 1999 apartheid's last leader,...
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