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Justice For Trayvon – It’s Not Over Yet
By Marc H. Morial
President and CEO, National Urban League
“Even though I am broken hearted my faith is unshattered.” Tracy Martin, father of Trayvon Martin
On...
NAACP Leaders Meet With Sanford, Fla. Officials
By James Harper
Special to the NNPA from the Florida Courier
SANFORD, Fla. – While the jury in the George Zimmerman trial was listening to closing...
Trayvon Martin: Feds Must Step In Or Rebellion And Vigilantes Will
By Opio Sokoni, MSCJ, JD
People have every right to be angry at the verdict in the George Zimmerman case. Look at the people...
Black America: ‘We Won’t Forget Trayvon…It’s Not Over’
(Trice Edney Wire) – Despite historic profiling and brutality of Blacks in America, the “not guilty” verdict of Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman continues...
The Zimmerman Verdict; America Is Still America To Me
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III
Trice Edney Wire
The jury has rendered its verdict. George Zimmerman was found by a jury of his peers to...
How Do I Explain Martin Verdict To My Kids?
By David Muhammad
New America Media
After the verdicts were read, my eight year old son had seen my anger and asked "why did Zimmerman kill...
Statement By President Barack Obama On Zimmerman Verdict
The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this...
NAACP Starts Online Petition For Department Of Justice To Investigate Civil Rights Violations Against Trayvon Martin
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct an investigation into...
Statement By NNPA Chairman Cloves Campbell On The George Zimmerman Trial Verdict
Like many Americans, particularly African-Americans, I am deeply disappointed that George Zimmerman has been acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges and is now enjoying...
Zimmerman Not Guilty: Southern Justice Prevails Again
By Walter Smith
The rights of young Black men to walk the streets, to live in a safe environment and exercise the privileges of American...