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On the one-year anniversary of his arrest, for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman is defended by his mother, Gladys Zimmerman, in a letter that was released to the public recently, via the Twitter page of her son, Robert Zimmerman Junior. “April 11, 2012 will be forever remembered by the Zimmerman family as Read More
Certain ideas, like getting good grades or believing in God, are portrayed as intrinsically admirable. We tend to not even question their value. On that short list belongs the concept of a colorblind society, a culture where racial differences are irrelevant. Many people will loudly proclaim that this is the ultimate goal of America. However, Read More
The increasingly notorious shooting of 17-year-old African-American Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 has set off a national outcry for justice. Martin was walking home from a convenience store in Sanford, Fla. when he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a local neighborhood watch volunteer. Although Zimmerman, a white Hispanic, told police he shot Martin Read More
Unless you have been living under a rock, almost all of you who are reading this article are familiar with the recent killing of young Trayvon Martin at the hands of a delusional vigilante. What I find almost equally disturbing is the reactions that some have had to this incident. While most are correct to Read More