Ha Ha, Did the Tea Party Boycott Ebony Magazine? (No.)
Early Wednesday afternoon, the Twitter account of Ebony magazine raised an alarm about a distressing new campaign targeting the magazine:
Finally some good news out of Florida — lawmakers have agreed to hold hearings on the "Stand Your Ground" law.
An Armed George Zimmerman Caught Speeding In Texas
George Zimmerman is on the move, it seems, and in quite a hurry.
Gun Club Raises $12,000 for Zimmerman to Buy New Guns, Security System
A gun club in Ohio has raised over $12,000 to buy George Zimmerman new guns or a security system after the 9mm pistol Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin was taken into evidence by the U.S. Justice Department. The department is currently conducting a civil rights investigation into Martin's shooting, while the gun…
Juror Who Let Zimmerman Get Away with Murder: He Got Away With Murder
Just days after she and five other women acquitted George Zimmerman for killing Trayvon Martin, juror B29, who calls herself "Maddy," said in an interview with ABC News that Zimmerman "got away with murder," and that she feels she owes an apology to Martin's parents.
Family Saved by George Zimmerman Afraid to Be ‘Associated’ With Him
A Florida couple rescued from an overturned SUV by George Zimmerman last week have cancelled a planned news conference over concerns about being associated with Trayvon Martin's killer.
Jay Z, Madonna, Kanye West, and Rod Stewart (?!) are reportedly joining Stevie Wonder's boycott of Florida in the wake of the Trayvon Martin verdict. Update: Nope! HuffPo had it wrong.
George Zimmerman Just Saved Someone from a Car Accident
What's George Zimmerman been up to in the days since he was acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin? Mostly just staying in hiding and dodging death threats. But also pulling people out of overturned trucks:
Thousands of people across the country rallied in honor of Trayvon Martin yesterday. In New York City, Martin's mother said her son "was a child, who thought as a child, who acted as a child." After Jay Z attended a rally earlier in the day, he dedicated a performance of his song "Young Forever" to Martin's memory.
On Trayvon Martin and Our Fear of Smiling Black Men
After I finished cutting my hair yesterday, I spent a longer time than usual staring at myself in my bathroom mirror.
Obama: “Trayvon Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago”
A question that's lingered for days now that a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin is what President Obama was going to say about the case. Though he issued a short statement immediately following the verdict, it seemed unlikely he wouldn't elaborate on a decision that's aggravated…
Racist Trolls Try to Stir Shit Up at Peaceful Racial Profiling Protest
Dozens of people gathered Tuesday outside the Towne East Square mall in Wichita to protest the arrest of a black man who was charged with criminal trespassing for walking around the mall in a black hoodie with a sign around his neck that read "If I don’t stand for something then I will fall for anything #RIPTrayvon…
Trayvon's Mother to Juror B37: "I Don't Think She Knows Him"
Trayvon Martin's parents made their first public appearance this morning since the not guilty verdict came down in the trial of their son's killer George Zimmerman, saying they were "stunned" that Zimmerman walked free.
Racial Profiling Is “Common Sense" to Kathleen Parker
No matter how great the backlash, the venerable Washington Post is determined to publish explanations from white columnists of why Trayvon Martin's death was actually very understandable. Today: Kathleen Parker says that racial profiling is "common sense." Oh yes.
Juror B37 Is Praying for "Travon's Parents"
Book deal-exploring Zimmerman trial juror B37 has released a statement through CNN's Carol Costello, the morning after four of her fellow jurors distanced themselves from her statements on Anderson Cooper's show.
Zimmerman Jurors Slam Book-Deal Juror B37: “Her Opinions Were Her Own”
Four of the six jurors from the George Zimmerman trial issued a statement Tuesday night, asking for privacy and explaining that the views of Juror B37 were hers alone and not representative of the rest of the jury.
The Daily Show and Colbert Had Cathartic Reactions to Zimmerman Verdict
With The Daily Show and The Colbert Report on hiatus for the last two weeks, many things that desperately needed to be said about current events in this country went tragically unsaid.
An open letter to George Zimmerman: "For the rest of your life you are now going to feel what it's like to be a black man in America. You will feel people stare at you. Judging you for what you think are unfair reasons. ... People will cross the street when they see you coming. They will call you hurtful names."
‘Cocky’ Woman's Twitter Campaign Puts an End to Juror B37's Book Deal
Of the many outrageous things revealed about Juror B37 since she and five other women acquitted George Zimmerman of murder, possibly the most outrageous was that she had already managed to land herself a literary agent for a future book deal.
“If Trayvon Was White, What Would Have Happened?" Rachel Jeantel Asks
Last night, Rachel Jeantel, Trayvon Martin's friend and a key witness in the trial of his killer, George Zimmerman, talked to Piers Morgan in her first media appearance since her testimony in the trial.
