The Gun Used To Kill Trayvon Martin Just Sold For More Than $100,000
Zimmerman said he wanted to use the proceeds to oppose the efforts of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Zimmerman said he wanted to use the proceeds to oppose the efforts of the Black Lives Matter movement.
At one point early Friday, the bidding surpassed $65 million with the leading bidder using the screen name “Racist McShootFace.”
MIAMI — Bidding in an online auction for the pistol former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin appeared to have been hijacked by fake accounts posting astronomically high bids. At one point early Friday, the bidding surpassed $65 million with the leading bidder using the screen name "Racist
The town’s police chief urges neighborhood watch volunteers not to carry guns.
Nearly two years ago, an unarmed 17-year-old Black teenager — who was walking back to his father’s house after buying a snack at the local 7-Eleven — was followed and, despite police instructions against it, eventually accosted by an armed 26-year-old local neighborhood watch volunteer who shot the teen dead 70 yards from his house.
Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese
Black children, especially boys, are viewed as problems to be solved rather than potential to be released or promises to be fulfilled.
The news that’s being reported from every corner of the media is the rallies involving thousands of citizens across the country in the aftermath of the not-guilty-on-all-counts verdict in the Zimmerman trial. As much as this writer absolutely hates to appear to be jumping on the proverbial bandwagon, there are some stories that
The American Legislative Executive Council is responsible for the Florida law and continues to work closely with conservative lawmakers and corporations.
The recent acquittal of George Zimmerman on charges related to the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin sent shockwaves through the U.S., applauded by some and vociferously protested by others.
In the wake of the jury’s dismissal of all charges, Rev. Al Sharpton has called for a national day of action across 100
Attorney General Eric Holder challenged “stand your ground” laws for encouraging confrontation instead of avoiding it.
In February, director and Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker visited New York City’s Milano Market. Even though he has a net worth of $15 million and is one of the most prolific actors working today, he was stopped and
Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese
As protests at Zimmerman’s acquittal broke out, President Obama urged Americans to reflect on how they could prevent another death like Martin’s.
By Global Post
Thousands of people took to the streets across the United States on Sunday to protest the acquittal of George Zimmerman for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, prompting President Barack Obama to call for "calm reflection." Demonstrators in New