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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trayvon Martin‘s mother told a panel of senators Tuesday that state stand your ground self-defense laws do not work and must be amended, reviving the politically charged gun control issue a year ahead of the 2014 midterm elections. But little besides politics emerged from the session, held in the Senate’s made-for-television hearing […]

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The mother of Trayvon Martin spoke out Sunday against the stop-and-frisk police practice in New York City, saying neither police nor civilians have the right to stop someone because of their race. Critics say the stops target blacks and Hispanics who aren’t doing anything wrong. Earlier this week, a judge told New York City that […]

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton are the parents of Trayvon Martin, and the not guilty verdict of George Zimmerman for murdering their unarmed son left…

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The second juror to speak publicly about George Zimmerman‘s trial tells ABC News that she feels the neighborhood watch volunteer got away with murder for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. But she says there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him under Florida law. Juror B29 told Robin Roberts in an interview made […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of Trayvon Martin has joined an effort by members of Congress to focus more attention on issues disproportionately affecting black men and boys. Tracy Martin was appearing Wednesday before a forum convened by black lawmakers to discuss high unemployment, incarceration, racial profiling and other challenges faced by black men and […]

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hours after President Barack Obama delivered remarks about Trayvon Martin and the George Zimmerman trial, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson addressed the racially charged case at Comic-Con in San Diego. Foxx was at the massive pop culture convention to promote his role as the villain Electro in “The Amazing Spider-Man […]

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Hundreds of “Justice for Trayvon” rallies were held across the country on Saturday, July 20, 2013 in a move to encourage the Department of Justice to file charges against George Zimmerman for violating the  civil rights of the late Trayvon Martin. Beyoncé and Jay Z attended the NYC rally that was hosted by Reverend Al […]

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It has been 1 year, 4 months and 23 days since Trayvon Martin was ripped out of the lives of his parents’ Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin at the hands of George Zimmerman. Ms. Fulton and the family’s attorney Ben Crump joined Roland Martin almost a week after the non-guilty verdict to discuss the impact of […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trayvon Martin‘s parents plan to participate in separate vigils Saturday. Martin’s mother and her son, Sabrina and Jahvaris Fulton, will join Al Sharpton outside New York Police Department headquarters. Martin’s father, Tracy Martin, is set to be at a similar event at a federal courthouse in Miami. Sharpton’s National Action Network is […]

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Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin made the morning-show rounds today, speaking out for the first time since George Zimmerman was acquitted of killing their unarmed son, Trayvon Martin. The two were somber and resigned in their appearances on “CBS This Morning,” “Good Morning America” and “Today,” repeatedly expressing their shock at the verdict and indicating […]

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The Joyner Morning Show talks with the Trayvon Martin family attorney Ben Crump about the George Zimmerman verdict, gives an update on Trayvon Martin’s parents and details the possibility of the Department of Justice pursuing a civil rights case against Zimmerman. Read the full interview below. —- TOM JOYNER:  …This is Ben Crump, the attorney […]

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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s defense attorney began his final arguments Friday, trying to convince six jurors that the neighborhood watch volunteer acted in self-defense when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Attorney Mark O’Mara told jurors the burden was on prosecutors, and they hadn’t proven Zimmerman’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. He said […]