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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 29, 2012
George Zimmerman says he killed Trayvon Martin in self-defense after being attacked. A police video from the night of the incident shows him without visible blood or bruises.
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by Abdulrahman El-Sayed onMarch 29, 2012
Abdulrahman El-Sayed argues in a piece for PolicyMic that, after the hate-driven murders of Trayvon Martin and Shaima Alawadi, we need to pay attention to messaging around fear and hate of "others."
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by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. onMarch 29, 2012
Demonizing the victim is the status quo in society's treatment of young black males.
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by Britni Danielle onMarch 29, 2012
Reflecting on the recent deadly shooting of an unarmed black woman by a Chicago police officer, Britni Danielle of Clutch magazine asks why women with fates similar to that of Trayvon Martin often go unnoticed.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 28, 2012
The mother of a young witness to Trayvon Martin's shooting says that police told her they didn't believe George Zimmerman killed him in self-defense -- and neither did her son.
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March 28, 2012
Blogging the Beltway: Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin describe the pain of both defending and grieving for their son.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 28, 2012
Black male students from the HBCU's law school ask, "Do I look suspicious?"
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 28, 2012
This artist's biggest concern about the Florida teen's death seems to be that media coverage about it is anti-white. Of all the things to be worried about!
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March 28, 2012
Journal-isms: A black family friend says that the man who shot Trayvon Martin is not racist.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 28, 2012
These 17 sad stories prove that it's nothing new for a black man without a weapon to be killed.
