(CBS News) – Attorney General Eric Holder says that he will soon call on Congress to lower the standard of proof in federal civil rights cases,...
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...
The Michael Dunn trial and 2-year anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death lead young African-American men into the 21st century cynical of their justice system by Corey...
CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors are considering whether to move forward with domestic violence charges against George Zimmerman...
[Orlando Sentinel] George Zimmerman was acquitted at his racially charged murder trial in July. He won but at a very steep cost. Two months ago, he received...
MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman is once again a free man after an arrest on criminal charges — but his freedom...
MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Deputies say George Zimmerman’s girlfriend accused him of pointing a shotgun at her during an argument at the...
By Ron Daniels NNPA Guest Columnist I was privileged to attend the March on Washington in 1963, and count it as one of the most profound...
WATCH: Trayvon Martin’s Mom Records Gospel Hip Hop Song “Joy Comes In The Morning” With T-Dogg Special to the NNPA from the Michigan Chronicle Trayvon Martin’s...
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr., President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus and Trayvon Martin’s...
By Gary L. Flowers NNPA Columnist Last week’s injustice to the life and legacy of Trayvon Martin takes its infamous place in the annals of United...
by Courtney Jacobs and Blair Adams Special to the NNPA from The Afro-American Congregation – Pastor John R. Jenkins preaches about the Zimmerman verdict to congregation...
By Rev. Najuma Smith-Pollard Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard ‘I Am Rizpah’ Urges Constant, Relentless Demand for Justice Like...
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times On Saturday, July 13, 2013, Trayvon Benjamin Martin was found guilty of being...
[The Washington Post] The not-guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman has produced dramatically different reactions among blacks and whites, with African Americans overwhelmingly disapproving...
by James Harper Special to the NNPA from the Florida Courier Like millions around the world, I’m still numb after learning a jury of six women –...
[Miami Herald] SANFORD — Saying Trayvon Martin had every right to walk home that rainy night in February 2012, a prosecutor asked jurors to find George Zimmerman...
[Orlando Sentinel] When jurors begin deliberating Friday in the George Zimmerman case, they will decide if he should be convicted of second-degree murder or the lesser offense of...
[The Miami Herald] SANFORD — George Zimmerman’s fate could be in jurors’ hands by Friday, after the defense rested its case Wednesday with Zimmerman declining to...
Pastors leading weekly vigil at Sanford Church By James Harper Special to the NNPA from the Florida Courier SANFORD, Fla. – Driving up to the Seminole County...
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from the LA Watts Times The trial of George Zimmerman, neighborhood watchman to himself, but reckless vigilante to others,...
[New York Times] SANFORD, Fla. — Within days of becoming the police chief in this small city outside Orlando, Cecil E. Smith began to see clearly...
[USA Today] SANFORD, Fla. — In its opening statement in the Travyon Martin murder trial, the prosecution Monday portrayed defendant George Zimmerman as a trigger-happy, policeman...
by George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Whether George Zimmerman goes on trial as scheduled June 10 for killing Trayvon Martin or he gets...
[Orlando Sentinel] The day before the deadline for pre-trial motions in the George Zimmerman case, there was a flurry of filings Thursday. George Zimmerman’s attorneys filed paperwork asking...
