JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The mother of Trayvon Martin says she’s disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer...
JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in a 2012...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 28 (UPI) — A Florida woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot during a fight with her husband...
Kelli Kennedy, ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI (AP) — Florida authorities say George Zimmerman, whose acquittal of murdering an unarmed black teen sparked a national debate on...
Mike Schneider, ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — “Stand your ground” statutes benefit whites more than blacks, are unnecessary and cause minority men to live...
(Salon) – Greil Marcus is a critic of music and culture who has helped redefine the job description. Known for his books like “Mystery Train,” “Lipstick Traces” and “The Old,...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Rachel Jeantel inched toward a high school diploma, she tried to keep in mind that...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Jordan had no guns. He had no drugs. There was no alcohol. They were coming from the mall. They...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist As we approach the second anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s murder on Sanford, Fla., justice again has been shortchanged in...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Had he not massacred Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman would be an average White man holding down a mediocre job, living...
[ABC NEWS] George Zimmerman’s lawyer said today he will no longer represent the man acquitted of murder in the death of teenager Trayvon Martin, even as...
[UPI] U.S. black Americans say more civil rights laws are needed to reduce discrimination against blacks in the wake of George Zimmerman‘s acquittal, a poll found. In...
[LAS VEGAS SUN] NAACP President Ben Jealous says he plans to turn over petitions with more than 1.7 million signatures calling on the Department of Justice...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Watching television Saturday night, I sat in stunned silence as the jury returned its not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, is as important as the killing of White mothers’ sons,...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Trayvon Martin might not be dead except for the fact that George Zimmerman carried a gun and acted as a wanna-be...
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “I believe that’s Trayvon Martin, that’s my baby’s voice. Every mother knows their child, and that’s his voice.” – Sybrina Fulton, mother...
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “We’re here to let the community, and particularly teenagers, know that they have a right to walk in peace...
