Archive for "George Zimmerman"
May 24th, 2013
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In today’s news, amid the current sex scandals in the military, President Obama will speak at the U.S. Naval Academy; attorneys for George Zimmerman are questioning Trayvon Martin’s character; and the leadership of the Boy Scouts of America voted to end their ban on gay participants.
Obama to speak at Naval Academy amid sex scandal. [NY Times]
Defense in Trayvon Martin case questions victim’s character. [NY Times]
Boy Scouts votes to end ban on gay youths. [NBC]
Voter fraud in Ohio seen as low. [Toledo Blade]
India native becomes judge on nation’s second-highest court. [USA Today]
Kevin Durant donates $1 million to Oklahoma disaster relief. [BET]
Nine of 10 people stopped and frisked were innocent, report says. [BET]
More than 300,000 displaced in Darfur conflict in Sudan in 2013. [BBC]
Thousands come to mourn Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. [BBC]
New autism campaign targets African-Americans. [BET]
TAGS: autism, Benjamin Crump, Boy Scouts of American, Chinua Achebe, Darfur, gay rights, George Zimmerman, Kevin Durant, Mark O'Mara, Military Sex Scandals, National Basketball Association, nigeria, ohio, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma tornado, President Obama, Sudan, Tico Perez, Trayvon Martin, United States Naval Academy, voter fraud, voting rights
May 13th, 2013
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In today’s news, a shooting at a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans left 19 people injured; the victims of the kidnapping in Cleveland have asked that they be allowed privacy; and Black and Latino lawyers are underrepresented in arguing before the Supreme Court.
Shooting at New Orleans Mother’s Day parade leaves 19 injured. [USA Today]
Cleveland kidnapping victims request privacy. [Wall Street Journal]
Black and Latino lawyers underrepresented in appearing at Supreme Court. [Fox News]
Florida A&M student pleads no contest in band hazing death. [BET]
Desmond Tutu said he will no longer vote for South Africa’s ANC. [Mail & Guardian]
Nigerian doctors shut down hospital in protest. [BBC]
There is a lack of Black pitchers and catchers in Major League Baseball. [Baseball Nation]
George Zimmerman’s lawyer wants jury sequestered in Trayvon Martin trial. [BET]
Malcolm X’s grandson killed in Mexico. [BET]
Minnesota is expected to become 12th state to adopt same-sex marriage. [Chicago Tribune]
TAGS: African National Congress, Amanda Berry, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Ariel Castro, Benjamin Crump, Florida A&M University, George Zimmerman, Gina DeJesus, Gov. Mark Dayton, Maiduguri, Major League Baseball, Malcolm Shabazz, Malcolm X, Mark O'Mara, Michelle Knight, Minnesota, Mother's Day, Nelson Mandela, New Mexico, New Orleans, nigeria, Robert Champion, Senator Scott Dibble, South Africa, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Supreme Court
May 1st, 2013
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In today’s news, George Zimmerman waived his right to immunity under Florida’s controversial stand your ground law; Jason Collins is praised for how he announced he is gay; and voters want one party running the White House and Congress.
Zimmerman waives right to immunity under stand your ground. [BET]
Jason Collins is lauded for the way he came out. [NY Daily News]
Voters in poll want one party running White House, Congress. [Bloomberg]
Obama marks first 100 days in second term with press conference. [BET]
Bloomberg strongly defends police department and stop and frisk. [AP]
Central Park Five prosecutor is at center of controversy. [BET]
Paul Ryan now supports gay adoptions. [Washington Times]
Satellite images show Nigeria army abuse. [BBC]
Majority want death penalty for Tsarnaev if convicted of Boston bombing. [Washington Post]
An Asian-American fraternity is under fire for blackface video. [Jet]
TAGS: Boston Marathon Bombing, Central Park Five, Collins, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Gay Adoptions, George Zimmerman, Jason Collins, Lambda Theta Delta, Michael Bloomberg, nigeria, Paul Ryan, President Obama, Stand Your Ground, stop and frisk, Trayvon Martin, Washington Wizards, White House
April 12th, 2013
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In today’s top news, North Korea’s muscle flexing continues to dominate the Obama administration’s foreign policy attention; Detroit’s mayor is presenting a new budget with deep cuts; and Trayvon Martin’s parents have criticized a letter written by George Zimmerman’s mother.
Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to South Korea warning North Korea not to proceed with a missile launch. [NYTimes]
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will present a budget with deep cuts for the cash-strapped city. [Detroit Free Press]
Trayvon Martin’s parents strongly denounced a letter by George Zimmerman’s mother, who said her son was denied justice. [BET]
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir is making his first official visit to South Sudan since it became independent in 2011. [BBC]
A survivor of the bombing of an Alabama church 50 years ago wants compensation. [BET]
Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was robbed on a street in the city he once led. [Star Ledger]
A poll by NBC and the Wall Street Journal indicates that a majority of Americans now support gay marriage. [Newsmax]
The life of Jackie Robinson is remembered on the weekend that a biographical film on the iconic baseball player is released. [NYTimes]
Sam Martin, publisher of the Montgomery Advertiser, stepped down as the last Black head of the nation’s largest newspaper group. [NY Amsterdam News]
A prominent human rights activist has been granted bail in Zambia after calling for decriminalization of same-sex activities. [BBC]
TAGS: 16th Street Baptist Church, Benjamin Crump, Brooklyn Dodgers, Dave Bing, Detroit, gay marriage, George Zimmerman, Gladys Zimmerman, Jackie Robinson, John Kerry, Kevyn Orr, Kim Jong Un, Newark, North Korea, Omar al-Bashir, President Obama, Sharpe James, South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Sybrina Fulton, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin
April 11th, 2013
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In today’s top news, Michelle Obama went home to Chicago to discuss gun violence; Ben Carson has withdrawn as Johns Hopkins Medical school’s commencement speaker; and Anthony Weiner hints that he may run for mayor of New York.
Michelle Obama traveled to her hometown of Chicago to give an emotional speech about gun violence and the need for youth programs. [BET]
South Korea, U.S. remain on edge over North Korea missile crisis. [Reuters]
Ben Carson, the African-American pediatric neurosurgeon, has withdrawn as commencement speaker at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine after negative reaction to derogatory comments he made about marriage equality. [The Washington Post]
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg launches immigration lobby group. [The Guardian]
Django Unchained opening cancelled in China. [BBC]
After resigning from Congress in an internet sex scandal, Anthony Weiner is hinting that he is interested in running for mayor of New York City. [NYTimes]
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are displeased by the prospect of President Obama’s budget plans calling for reductions in entitlement programs. [BET]
Duke student wrote Kenya’s President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta’s victory speech. [NYAmsterdamNews]
Officials in Major League Baseball are looking for ways to increase the participation of African-American fans, whose support has sunk to a record low. [USAToday]
2,000 invited to Margaret Thatcher funeral, but not Argentina’s president. [Yahoo News]
A year after George Zimmerman was arrested for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman’s mother has written a letter of thanks to supporters of her son. [WESH.com]
The Midwest is being hit hard by storms, with tornadoes creating hazardous conditions in the St. Louis area. [USAToday]
TAGS: Anthony Weiner, Argentina, Ben Carson, CBC, chicago, China, Congressional Black Caucus, Django Unchained, duke, Facebook, George Zimmerman, Gladys Zimmerman, gun violence, Hadiya Pendleton, immigration, John Hopkins School of Medicine, Kenya, Major League Baseball, Margaret Thatcher, Mark Zuckerberg, marriage equality, Michelle Obama, New York City, North Korea, President Obama, Same-sex marriage, tornado, Trayvon Martin, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
April 8th, 2013
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In today’s top news, the Obama administration requested $25.6 billion in its 2013 budget to spend on the drug war, Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim and the leading cause of death in young Black men is homicide.
The Obama administration in its 2013 budget requested $25.6 billion in federal spending on the drug war. [
HuffingtonPost]
Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim with the Florida homeowners association of the subdivision where their son was shot and killed. [
BET]
The leading cause of death in young Black men ages 15 to 24 is homicide, surpassing unintentional injuries, suicide, cancer, HIV and other diseases combined. [
NewsWise]
Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister, is dead at the age of 87. [Telegraph]
The National Park Service celebrated a national monument honoring Col. Charles Young, the first African-American colonel in the U.S. Army. [Lancaster Eagle]
The maternal mortality rate has jumped dramatically among Blacks in New York City from roughly 40 per 100,000 live births in the 1990s to 79 deaths last year. [
NY Daily News]
The nonprofit Union of Minority Neighborhoods has been holding public story circles across Boston for minorities who were bused out of their communities as children. [AP]
Anne Smedinghoff, a 25-year-old U.S. diplomat based in Kabul, Afghanistan, was killed by a suicide bomber. [
CNN]
Authorities found the bodies of two children buried under 20 feet of dirt at a home construction site in Stanley, North Carolina. [ABC News]
China announces the number of cases of bird flu has increased, and there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus. [
CNN]
TAGS: afghanistan, African-American men, African-American women, Anne Smedinghoff, Barack Obama, Benjamin Crump, Bird Flu, black women, bodies found, Boston, britain, budget, bused, busing, busing Boston, cancer, children found, China, Col. Charles Young, colonel, death, diseases, drug war, federal budget, florida, George Zimmerman, HIV, homeowners association, homicide, human-to-human transmission, interdiction, international efforts, Kabul, law enforcement, Margaret Thatcher, maternal mortality rate, minorities, national monument, National Park Service, New York City, nonprofit, north carolina, obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Stanley, suicide, suicide bomber, Sybrina Fulton, The National Park Service, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin, U.S Army, U.S. diplomat, unintentional injury, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, virus, wrongful-death, young Black males
March 28th, 2013
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In today’s top news, Nelson Mandela is hospitalized again, George Zimmerman’s lawyer Mark O’Mara believes Robert Zimmerman’s controversial tweets will harm defense and two Georgia teens have been indicted for the murder of a 1-year-old.
Nelson Mandela was hospitalized again for a lung infection. [BET]
George Zimmerman’s lawyer Mark O’ Mara believes Robert Zimmerman’s tweets about Trayvon Martin will harm the defense. [CNN]
Two Georgia teens have been indicted for the murder of a 1-year-old. [CNN]
A rally will be held in D.C. on Good Friday to increase national awareness of racial disparities in incarceration. [Afro American]
In the stop-and-frisk trial, a NYPD officer testified that he detained and taunted an innocent 13-year-old. [Wall Street Journal]
Search warrants say Adam Lanza killed 26 people and himself in five minutes in the Newtown, Connecticut, massacre. [USA Today]
Miami Heat’s winning streak ends with loss to the Chicago Bulls, 101-97. [ESPN]
Jamie Foxx will play the president in the upcoming action film White House Down. [The Grio]
TAGS: action film, activist, Africa, African-American men, arrests, baby killed, banks, Basketball, Bulls, chicago, Chicago Bulls, CNN, Cyprus, D.C., economy, employment, Euro, European economy, European Union, film, finance, George Zimmerman, georgia, Good Friday, government, gun violence, Heat, hospitalized, incarceration, infection, Jamie Foxx, jobs, Jr., Lebron James, lung infection, march, Mark O' Mara, Miami, Miami Heat, Movies, nba, Nelson Mandela, New York, New York City, New York City Police Department, NYPD, officer, Piers Morgan, Police Brutality, racial disparities, racist, racist tweets, rally, Robert Zimmerman, Robert Zimmerman Jr., Sherry West, South Africa, stop and frisk, stop and frisk trial, Trayvon Martin, tweets, Twitter, unemployment, washington, White House, White House Down, winning streak
March 6th, 2013
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In today’s top news, President Obama will meet with Senate and House Republicans next week, the number of anti-government groups have grown since Obama’s re-election and George Zimmerman has waived his right to a “Stand Your Ground” hearing in April.
Obama will go to Capitol Hill next week to meet with Republicans about the sequester. [The Washington Post]
The number of “anti-government” groups has grown since the president’s re-election. [Black Voices]
George Zimmerman has waived his right to a “Stand Your Ground” hearing in April. [Huffington Post]
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson wants the FBI to investigate the death of Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian. [AP]
Lawmakers are seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson’s racially motivated imprisonment a century ago. [BlackAmericaWeb]
Kanye West vents displeasure after being ranked No. 7 on MTV’s “Hottest MCs in the Game” list. [BET]
The Pentagon’s military honor for drone pilots and cyberwarriors has sparked debate. [ABCNews]
Venezuela has declared seven days of mourning for the death of former President Hugo Chavez. [CNN]
Syria’s refugee count has reached 1 million. [Reuters]
TAGS: anti-government, anti-government groups, Barack Obama, Bennie Thompson, Capitol Hill, drones, Employers, employment, FBI, George Zimmerman, hip-hop, Hottest MC in the Game, house, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Marco McMillian, Mississippi, mtv, Pentagon, President Hugo Chavez, President Obama, republicans, senate, sequester, Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin, venezuela
February 27th, 2013
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In today’s top news, Rosa Parks statue was unveiled on Capitol Hill today; New York rallies for the anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death; and George Zimmerman’s lawyers want to dispel racial overtones in case.
Rosa Parks statue was unveiled on Capitol Hill today and the president honored her for being “mighty in courage.” [
BET]
The first anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin was highlighted by a rally and candlelight vigil in New York City. [
BET]
George Zimmerman’s lawyers say they want to dispel racial overtones in the case of Trayvon Martin’s killing. [
CNN]
Gun control advocate Robin Kelly is the Democratic nominee for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District, once held by Jesse Jackson Jr. [
TheGrio]
Supreme Court justices are hearing arguments today in a challenge to part of the Voting Rights Act. [
TheRoot]
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a settlement dividing up the multimillion-dollar estate of James Brown. [
AP]
Singer Bobby Brown was sentenced to 55 days in jail for DUI. [
BET]
The White House may send body armor and armored vehicles to rebels in Syria, and provide them with military training as well. [
Al Jazeera]
Six world powers have concluded talks on Tehran’s nuclear program in Almaty and will meet in Istanbul next month. [
CNN]
Rihanna has filed a restraining order against a man who broke into her neighbor’s home last week. The man thought it was Rihanna’s house. [
Today Show]
TAGS: Bobby Brown, Capitol Hill, George Zimmerman, James Brown, New York City, President Obama, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Rihanna, Robin Kelly, Rosa Parks, Supreme Court, Tehran, Trayvon Martin
February 22nd, 2013
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In today’s top news, George Zimmerman’s lawyers want to question Trayvon Martin’s friend who spoke to him before he was killed, President Obama says today is “the best of times and worst of times” for Black Americans and Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail.
Defense lawyers in Trayvon Martin case want to question friend who was on the phone with him before he was killed. [AP]
President Obama says today is “the best of times and worst of times” for Blacks on Rev. Al Sharpton radio show. [The Grio]
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of killing his girlfriend, has been granted bail. [CNN]
Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa welcomed their baby boy to the world Thursday. [BET]
The family of Emmett Till has penned an open letter to Lil Wayne for his controversial lyrics referencing Till. [TheGrio]
Blacks are consuming 15 percent of their calories from fast food, compared to 11 percent for whites. [BET]
Ted Nugent says President Obama is “the clear and present engineer of the destruction of Black America.” [Black Voices]
Democrats say Virginia’s new voter bill will disenfranchise the poor, elderly and African-Americans. [BET]
In Haiti, the U.N. will not compensate families of those who died in a 2010 epidemic blamed on U.N. peacekeepers. [Al Jazeera]
Fighting continues in Sudan’s Darfur region, with 21 people dead and 33 injured. [Reuters]
TAGS: Amber Rose, calories, Darfur, Emmett Till, fast-food, George Zimmerman, haiti, Lil Wayne, obesity, Oscar Pistorius, overweight, President Obama, Rev. Al Sharpton, Sudan, ted nugent, Trayvon Martin, United Nations, violence, virginia, Wiz Khalifa
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