Topic: Trayvon Martin

Mystery Lady Speaks Of Zimmerman’s ‘Racist Ideologies’ Long Before The Media

Mystery Lady Speaks Of Zimmerman's 'Racist Ideologies' Long Before The Media

Angela Corey, the special prosecutor who announced George Zimmerman‘s second degree murder charges, released some documents and new details in the death of young Trayvon Martin. The 184-page gallery contains redacted documents in which you too reader can discern just how shoddy a job the Sanford police department actually did. Other reports back up Zimmerman’s claim of self-defense as he perhaps suffered a broken nose and a bloody head. Other witnesses claim that they saw the 17-year-old on top of Zimmerman, attacking him in a “mixed martial arts style.” But among The New York Times‘ reporting is a small tidbit about a mystery woman who tipped the police off about Zimmerman’s racist disposition — and long before his name became nationally synonymous with racism. More »

Trayvon Martin’s Dad Addresses That Media Bias And Rightly Wags A Finger At The Police

Trayvon Martin's Dad Addresses That Media Bias And Rightly Wags A Finger At The Police

On the Today show this morning, we heard from Trayvon Martin‘s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, for the first time since the announcement of George Zimmerman‘s second degree murder charges. Sybrina didn’t seem at all shy in stating that she thinks that her son’s death was an accident. But in response to the speculation that Zimmerman is being tried in the court of public opinion, Martin wagged a very firm finger at the police who fumbled the original investigation. More »

What The Trayvon Martin Case Means For My White Daughter

What The Trayvon Martin Case Means For My White Daughter

I was a goody goody in high school. Literally a choir girl, I spent most of my teen years being wholesome and terrified of doing the wrong thing. Most of my friends, however, were decidedly not afraid of trouble and so from my early teens, perfectly well-behaved me was in close proximity to alcohol, drugs and sex every time I spent a weekend with friends. The point of this is not to share with the world that I was the kind of teen who attended booze-filled house parties and spent the evening decidedly sober and generally bored. But to point out that every one of us who has lived through our teen years — even those of us who would be considered perfect angels by society’s standards — would look guilty as hell if placed under the scrutiny of a media looking for a specific angle to spin.

This is why I’ve been so fascinated and horrified by the Trayvon Martin murder, why I’ve been so angered by the media response to this case and why I am more than a little terrified for my daughter growing up in our current climate. More »

Officer Suspended For Trayvon Martin Post That, Once Again, Blames The Victim

Officer Suspended For Trayvon Martin Post That, Once Again, Blames The Victim

Just days after Geraldo Rivera made an ass of himself by proclaiming that children of color shouldn’t wear hoodies if they don’t want to be shot, a New Orleans police officer has made an even more sickening statement regarding the tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. “Act like a Thug Die like one!” is what Jason Giroir, a 13-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department, posted on WWLTV.com in response to an article about the slain Florida teen. More »

Geraldo Rivera, Saying Kids Of Color Shouldn’t Wear Hoodies Is Like Telling Girls Not To Wear Short Skirts

Geraldo Rivera, Saying Kids Of Color Shouldn't Wear Hoodies Is Like Telling Girls Not To Wear Short Skirts

The tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the unarmed kid who simply went to go buy some candy and then found himself being gunned down by George Zimmerman, continues to unearth a wealth emotions in parents. While the incident trumps the ridiculous buzzword of “post-racial,” a recent comment by Geraldo Rivera reveals a victim-blaming rhetoric that we hear often about our daughters and their safety. You see, according to Rivera, if children of color don’t want to be shot — they shouldn’t wear hoods! More »