JET Magazine has a long history as Black America’s news magazine. It’s a tradition they take seriously under new editor-in-chief Mitzi Miller. In a sad postscript to 2012, Jet’s first cover story of 2013 is about 17-year-old Jordan Davis, the latest victim of Florida’s notorious “Stand Your Ground” law. “Standing Our Ground” written by acclaimed […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida grand jury has indicted a man on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a teenager following an argument over loud music coming from the teen’s car. The Florida Times-Union reports officials in the state attorney’s office said Thursday they won’t be seeking the death penalty against 46-year-old […]
Roland Martin talks with Lucia McBath, the mother of Florida teenager Jordan Davis, who was shot and killed outside of a gas station after a man named Michael Dunn complained that the car where Jordan was sitting, had the music playing too loud. McBath talks with Roland about her son’s death but also reflects on […]
As the city of Jacksonville, Fla., continues to deal with the shocking murder of 17-year-old Jordan Davis (pictured above) at the hands of overzealous gun…
Only in Florida could a guy like Michael Dunn believe he can get away with killing an unarmed black teenager by saying he was scared. George Zimmerman, after all, almost did. Dunn, 45, was in Jacksonville last Friday when he and his girlfriend stopped at a gas station after his son’s wedding to purchase a […]
