George Zimmerman
George Zimmerman Arrested in Florida for Alleged Domestic Violence Incident
Zimmerman — the man who killed Trayvon Martin in 2012 — was arrested Friday night on aggravated assault and domestic violence charges in Seminole County.
How the Hoodie Became a Racially Charged Garment
In light of the shootings of Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice, the hoodie has become a garment of ill-omen that is tangled up in America's ongoing conversation about race, socioeconomics, and violence against black bodies.
You Can't Shoot Strangers Just Because You're Scared
We still don't know how or why 19-year-old Renisha McBride wound up on Theodore Wafer's suburban front porch last November. But we do know that Wafer responded by shooting her in the face through a screen door—and that that's murder.
Renisha McBride's Death and Who Gets to Be a Perceived Threat
In a case where a white man claims self-defense for shooting an unarmed black teen, we cannot ignore race's role in US justice.
Will DMX Ever Find Peace?
As talks of a celebrity boxing match between George Zimmerman and DMX descend further into farce, I can't helping thinking the troubled rapper's time should be spent fighting his own demons.
An Open Letter to The Game
Don't fight George Zimmerman, Game. You are a rapper, not a vigilante for justice.
The Top Five Most Racist Moments of 2013
From Ann Coulter to George Zimmerman, crazy black preachers to Miley Cyrus twerking—these are the five most embarrassing, depressing, and racially questionable news stories of 2013.
Florida's Gun Laws Are Putting People in Prison for Standing Their Ground
10-20-Life, a law that confers a minimum sentence on people facing gun charges, sent Marissa Alexander to prison for 20 years, but now public opinion is shifting against the law and others like it.
Ann Coulter Lists Her Favorite "Black Heroes"
Ann Coulter receives this week’s Ann Coulter Award for Excellence in Racism for her article, “Unsung Black People.” These “black heroes” are the people who dare to be happy when a person is killed. She's had it up to here with all the black folk...
We Spoke to Defence Attorneys about Racial Profiling and Trayvon Martin
The acquittal of George Zimmerman has left millions in North America with an uneasy feeling about the state of criminal justice, and an uncertainty about who our courts are really working for. We spoke to some defence attorneys in Canada and the US...
California Has Its Own Version of Stand Your Ground
A California activist named Tiffany Hobbs is trying to educate and channel the anger about Trayvon Martin's death into action and is working to amend two state laws, the Provocative Act Murder Doctrine and the Castle Doctrine, which allow for the sort...
The Hangover News
A bunch of people rioted in Paris this weekend, but you were probably too drunk to notice.