Trayvon Martin News
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A Sanford, Florida jury found Matthew Apperson guilty of three charges that resulted from an altercation he had with George Zimmerman in May 2015. The incident arose from an initial act of road rage.
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George Zimmerman, the man who was acquitted in the shooting death Trayvon Martin in 2012, has put the gun he used up for auction after recently getting the firearm back. And he has plans for the money.
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George Zimmerman retweeted an image of Trayvon Martin's dead body. Martin was fatally shot by Zimmerman in 2012, but Zimmerman was acquitted of murder charges.
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George Zimmerman reportedly suffered minor facial injuries in a shooting incident in Lake Mary, near Orlando on Monday. Police said he suffered injuries in an incident involving a man he had a previous altercation with in September.
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Lake Mary -
George Zimmerman, who gained worldwide notoriety after shooting and killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012, has been wounded during a road rage shooting incident in central Florida.
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George Zimmerman, the man who shot black teen Trayvon Martin in 2012, is back in trouble with the law. Zimmerman was arrested on assault charges in Lake Mary, Fla on Friday. The incident happened at his home.
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Something needs to be refuted regarding the tragedy that is Ferguson. It's not easy doing that and given a young person lost his life it may not be popular. It is this: Michael Brown was not shot because he had his hands up and said don't shoot.
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George Zimmerman — the former self proclaimed neighborhood watchman acquitted of murdering unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin — has signed up to take part in a celebrity boxing match.
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Sanford -
George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed black teenager Trayvon Martin, in Florida in February 2012, but was acquitted in 2013, is in the news again, this time for posting his art work on EBay.
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Months after his acquittal this summer for the shooting of 17-year old Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman returns to the spotlight yet again.
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Sanford -
A picture of two young guys and a female has gone viral and caused outrage around the World Wide Web. Why? The image features one man as a black-faced representative of Trayvon Martin, as a Halloween 2013 joke.
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Tallahassee -
The people who were so vociferous about the Trayvon Martin case are strangely silent about others, but does Marissa Alexander deserve twenty years in gaol?
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New York -
It's rather difficult for the dispassionate observer to find someone to root for in the divorce proceedings between Shellie Zimmerman and her maybe, but might not be, abusive acquitted killer of Trayvon Martin, husband George.
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Actor/singer Jamie Foxx gave a powerful speech at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington of the March on Washington Wednesday. He explained why he took an interest in social activism and he believes today's black celebrities should as well.
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George Zimmerman, the man found not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter for shooting and killing teen Trayvon Martin, has a family that remains uneasy. His brother, Robert, says security continues to be a great concern for their entire family.
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In an historic vote today, a proposal to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of the Community Safety Act passed the New York City Council.
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New York -
Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy has been in violation of individuals’ constitutional rights Monday, Aug. 12.
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Los Angeles -
Following a unanimous L. A. City Council resolution calling for a civil rights investigation into George Zimmerman’s shooting of Trayvon Martin, Angelinos again rallied, demanding Zimmerman be jailed for what many Angelinos see as a cold-blooded murder
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The 2012 killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has led to various rallies, boycotts, and even songs. Now, the NAACP is leading the way in an effort to force legal changes across the United States in an attempt to prevent another similar situation.
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Rapper T.I. gives credit to Trayvon Martin's family for how calm they've been regarding the fact that George Zimmerman killed their son.
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The controversy surrounding the Trayvon Martin case highlights an unresolved problem linked to race and power in the United States.
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"One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law."
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One of six jurors in the George Zimmerman trial spoke today for the first time since the verdict and said that Zimmerman got away with murder. She considered making it a hung jury but in the end she decided the evidence for a conviction wasn't there.
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Conservative rocker Ted Nugent has reacted to Stevie Wonder's decision to boycott Florida after the Zimmerman verdict, by describing Wonder as "brain dead" and the slain African-American teenager Trayvon Martin as a "dope-smoking hoodlum."
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The recent acquittal of George Zimmerman for the slaying of unarmed Trayvon Martin was played out as a race issue. The real issue is something entirely different.
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Yesterday, I posted a synopsis of my general thoughts on the public’s outrage over the George Zimmerman trial and verdict. Today, my focus is on a more specific but related issue: Florida’s "controversial" “stand your ground law”.
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In a post yesterday, I referred to widespread social outrage over the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial as “misguided consternation.” Today I thought I would write a more detailed explanation of my thoughts on the topic.
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Many people have spoken out on the death of Trayvon Martin before and after the trial of George Zimmerman. Some should have kept their mouths shut.
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Washington -
President Barack Obama spoke in depth on the Zimmerman verdict Friday. There was inordinate silence in the interim, and his speech was not voluntary.
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People across the United States are hot under the collar these days, and not just because of record high temperatures. No, they are letting off steam over last week’s acquittal of George Zimmerman by a Florida jury.
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Trayvon Martin Image
Packing his concealed 9mm pistol, a self-appointed watchman George Zimmerman, shot dead 17-year-old Trayvon Martin (right) Justice for Trayvon Martin
Miami Herald reporter Deborah Acosta responding to comments taking tweets out of context. screengrab/ Miami Herald comment section
Dr. Richard Land on CNN saying Need to be 'careful not to rush to judgment' in Trayvon Martin case screengrab/CNN.com video
George Zimmerman in court hip hop wired
George Zimmerman screenshot via video
George Zimmerman (middle) in court with his lawyer on April 12, 2012 Screenshot
Picture of Scooby Doo gummy snacks that Martin tweeted and sent the picture to his followers. Screengrab/ Trayvon Twitter via Twitpic
Meet the Real Trayvon Martin
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, appearing in a Mother's Day video YouTube screenshot
Trayvon Martin: New photos deepen online controversy Trayvon Martin/Facebook/Twitter
Rachel Jeantel was on the phone with Trayvon Martin the night he was killed. Twitter
Protesters holding signs at the Trayvon Martin Protest Student Rally at the Criminal Justice Building in Sanford at 9am on Monday, March 19, 2012 werthmedia
George Zimmerman Medical Report Sheds Light on Injuries screenshot from video
Demonstrators seeking justice for Trayvon Martin Illustration by Digital Journal
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