Left-wing The Nation blames “White Supremacy” as the motivating factor behind George Zimmerman’s acquittal: A jury has found George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges in connection to death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. But while the verdict came as a
In March 2012, Fox News host Geraldo Rivera felt the brunt of faux outrage from the left for declaring, “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.” On Friday, after hearing the prosecution’s
For reasons no one should have to explain, both federal and state laws protect the anonymity of jurors. Monday morning on CNN, though, anchor Carol Costello said, “I understand [the jury’s desire to remain anonymous] during trial, but after the
In response to Consider the Implications if Zimmerman Had Been Convicted: The other disturbing set of implications from the Zimmerman trial, and the angry reaction of “Justice for Trayvon” demonstrators to the verdict, goes back to the incident itself. You’ve
(AP) Zimmerman acquittal stirs protest in Calif. citiesBy TERENCE CHEAAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOProtesters in Los Angeles and Oakland blocked traffic and clashed with police in a day of protests in California against the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death
Trayvon Martin’s family’s attorneys, Benjamin Crump and Daryl Parks appear to have connections to an Astroturf activist group that led protests, marches and other civil disobedience that forced the removal of Sanford, Florida’s police chief, the arrest of George Zimmerman
Many of the “Justice for Trayvon” protests nationwide have involved white radicals purporting to speak on behalf of the black community, or angrily denouncing the “white privilege” that supposedly played a role in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in
Following the “not guilty” verdict against George Zimmerman, the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) sent an email to supporters announcing they have partnered with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to pressure the Justice Department (DOJ) into
In the countdown to the Zimmerman verdict Saturday, CNN host Nancy Grace repeated on HLN the accusation that George Zimmerman used the racial slur “coon” in his 911 call the night of Trayvon Martin’s shooting. CNN retracted the claim in
Breitbart News: On Sunday evening, protesters against the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting shut down the 10 Freeway in Crenshaw, a largely-minority area of Los Angeles.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Strong reaction has erupted in New York and across the country after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
All over New York City, residents showed their fury over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case Sunday night. The protests ranged from Harlem in north Manhattan southward to Times Square and extended into Brooklyn. Thousands of protesters
On Sunday evening in Oakland, protesters lit a flag on fire in anger over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. Afterward, one protester appeared to light a marijuana cigarette (“blunt”) off the
On Sunday evening in Oakland, hundreds of demonstrators mobbed the streets to protest the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. The new protests followed protests on Saturday night and early Sunday morning in
On Sunday evening, protesters against the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting shut down the 10 Freeway in Crenshaw, a largely-minority area of Los Angeles. Some local reports say that police shot beanbags at the
Now that the trial to determine whether or not he was guilty of a malicious murder is over, George Zimmerman’s lawyers are stepping up their lawsuit against NBC News for airing edited audio that allegedly made their client look like
On Sunday, the head of the nation’s second-largest teachers union said the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial was “disappointing” because he should have faced consequences for killing Trayvon Martin. Randi Weingarten, who heads the 1.5 million-member American Federation of
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough penned an op-ed at Politico Sunday which takes a long-contested claim as fact–that George Zimmerman used racially-charged statements against Trayvon Martin. After a jury found Zimmerman not guilty on second-degree murder or lesser charges, the “Morning Joe”
Like the racially-charged sham prosecution of the Duke lacrosse team, the racially charged prosecution of George Zimmerman was partly triggered by the threats of Malik Zulu Shabazz, the head of the racist and anti-Semitic New Black Panther Party. The New
Pop singer Katy Perry and the son of Mia Farrow agree on one thing regarding the acquittal of George Zimmerman–it confirms their feelings that America remains a racist society. Ronan Farrow, the biological son of the actress and her former
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White apologized on Sunday for tweeting on Saturday that the jurors that found George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges should “go home tonight and kill themselves.” He said he understood his tweet “was extreme”
On Sunday afternoon, the Obama Department of Justice announced that it would pursue investigation into George Zimmerman. That announcement came just hours after Zimmerman was acquitted for second-degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of Trayvon Martin, and within one
Travon Free, a writer for the liberal Comedy Central program The Daily Show, decided to up the racist anger regarding the George Zimmerman acquittal via social media. Free sent out a tweet featuring what he said was the jury who
New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz apologized in a series of tweets on Sunday after having tweeted on Saturday that he was “thoroughly confused” by the George Zimmerman verdict. He tweeted, “Zimmerman doesn’t last a year before the hood
Tavis Smiley on ABC’s “This Week” reacts to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman.
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, in his latest attempt to demagogue the gun-control issue, used the occasion of George Zimmerman’s acquittal to release a statement on Sunday that asserted his desire to eradicating “Stand Your Ground” laws. Critics of
Disgraced ex-governor of New York Eliot Spitzer, who is now running for comptroller of New York City, sounded off on the acquittal of George Zimmerman on Sunday’s This Week (ABC), claiming that the justice system failed. Spitzer was never prosecuted
While the nation waited to see if there would be violence resulting from the acquittal of George Zimmerman, four more people were murdered in Chicago on Friday and Saturday, one of them an eight year-old-girl. In the Austin area of
Twitchy has a great round up of reactions on Twitter from Obama’s post-racial America. Van Jones, Former “Green Czar” for Barack Obama, posted a picture of martin Luther King Jr. in a hoodie. April 4th, 1968 … #RipTrayvonMartin … Please
(CNN) – Leaders at the nation’s oldest civil rights organization have spoken with senior members of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s team at the Justice Department about pursuing federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, NAACP president Ben Jealous said
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.Beyonce called for a moment of silence for Trayvon Martin during a concert just hours after George Zimmerman was found not guilty by a Florida jury. The pop star took a moment to honor the
SF GATE: (07-14) 00:25 PDT OAKLAND — Protesters marched through the streets of San Francisco and Oakland on Saturday evening, upset at the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida. In San Francisco, demonstrators marched
Not since the fading days of the Occupy Wall Street movement have we seen the media take such pains to portray a protest movement as “mostly peaceful.” The first few paragraphs of this Fox News report on the aftermath of
The punditocracy is bursting with outrage from those who allege that George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin means that future killers have license to “profile” young black men and kill them. That absurd claim not only distorts
CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley assessed George Zimmerman’s acquittal on Sunday morning–and featured guests who were overwhelmingly critical of the verdict and skeptical of Zimmerman’s case. NAACP President Ben Jealous, who confirmed that his organization was appealing to
After George Zimmerman was found not guilty of all charges on Saturday, Arizona Cardinals rookie and former LSU great Tyrann “honey badger” Mathieu tweeted this: “Damn make you wanna scream free Aaron Hernandez..” The tweet was immediately deleted but was
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), determined to punish George Zimmerman after his acquittal from murder charges in the Trayvon Martin case, is demanding that the Justice Department initiate civil rights charges against Zimmerman. The NAACP’s
Angela Corey, the special prosecutor appointed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to investigate the death of Trayvon Martin, and who charged George Zimmerman (now acquitted) with second-degree murder, fired a whistleblower Friday who revealed that prosecutors had not turned
Al Sharpton, speaking on MSNBC after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, called the decision an “atrocity,” and a “slap in the face to those who believe in justice.” Sharpton, who had led rallies calling for the indictment of Zimmerman, said:
A few acts of violence broke out at protests in Oakland over the George Zimmerman acquittal in the Trayvon Martin trial, with ralliers smashing windows and marching down the street carrying a poster reading: “F— THE POLICE” and “VENGEANCE.” They
