Two years ago today, self-appointed neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman shot and killed unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. While Zimmerman was eventually acquitted of all charges, Trayvon’s memory lives on in the hearts and minds of millions of people. Take a look back at the tragedy in photos: RELATED: Trayvon Martin’s Parents Stand By Jordan Davis’ Parents […]
Trayvon Martin would have been 19 today. Let those words sink in and try to imagine the grief of a parent having to bury a child, especially at the hands of a reckless coward who didn’t follow police orders. Sybrina Fulton (pictured below right) and Tracy Martin (pictured below left), Trayvon’s mother and father respectively, […]
Malcolm Ramsey (pictured) won $500 a week for life, after winning the lottery in St. Petersburg, Fla., but he opted for the taxed lump sum…
Isaiah Lawrence Johnson (pictured) did more than tip the scales when he entered this world on Friday, weighing in at 14 pounds, 7.6 ounces and…
“I’ll take anyone. Old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple. I don’t care. And I would be really appreciative. The best I could be,” said Davion Only (pictured), as he nervously stared out into a crowd of about 300 onlookers at the St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Fla. The 15-year-old […]
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Huong (pictured), a Miami-based artist, created a mural depicting George Zimmerman shooting slain teen Trayvon Martin, and it made its debut at Florida’s Capitol rotunda…
Calling youth involvement critical for any meaningful social change, hip-hop artist Talib Kweli (pictured center) became the latest celebrity to join the Dream Defenders, a…
George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The verdict finally gives closure to a high-profile case that galvanized racial sentiment not seen since the O.J. Simpson murder trial happened two decades earlier. A six-person all-women jury in the Sanford, Florida trial deliberated on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter. The […]
Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman personally requested an interview with the legendary Barbara Walters, but Walters declined after Zimmerman made a ridiculous request. Walters was all set to interview Zimmerman until Zimmerman said he wanted Walters (or the folks at ABC) to pay for a month’s stay in hotels. “She went down there with every […]
George Zimmerman spoke with Fox News’ Sean Hannity for his first sit down interview since he killed unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman claims he killed Martin in self defense and has invoked Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law. In his interview with Hannity, Zimmerman reiterated his claim of self defense, saying Martin punched him first. […]
Despite lying to the court, George Zimmerman was released from jail on Friday, one day after a Florida judge set a $1 million bond. Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. found that Zimmerman’s deceit over cash holdings at his first bond hearing in April was not enough to hold him without bail, CNN reports. But Lester […]
