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Halloween is just a few days away and leading up to it, people are having parties and making really dumb, racist decisions about costumes. Such is the case with two Florida men who decided to celebrate the event this year by dressing up as George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, complete with blackface and blood-stained hoodie. […]

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A Florida appeals court is ordering a new trial for a woman sentenced to 20 years to prison after she fired a warning shot in a wall during a dispute with her husband. The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a judge did not properly instruct the jury handling the case of Marissa Alexander. […]

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LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — Whether they think that he got away with murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin or that he was just a brave neighborhood watch volunteer “standing his ground,” many Americans can’t seem to get enough of George Zimmerman. And he can’t seem to stop giving it to them. So it’s hardly surprising that […]

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LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — The investigation into a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife will be placed on hold and no charges will be filed for the time being. A Lake Mary Police spokesman said Wednesday that this will change only if new evidence surfaces or technicians are able to extract […]

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s attorney said Tuesday that he is going to ask the state of Florida to pay for some of his client’s non-lawyer legal bills, including for experts, printing and court reporters, and that the price tag could reach $300,000. Zimmerman was acquitted last month of all charges in the 2012 […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — NAACP President Ben Jealous says he plans to turn over petitions with more than 1.7 million signatures calling on the Department of Justice to pursue charges against George Zimmerman for violating Trayvon Martin‘s civil rights. Zimmerman was acquitted by a Florida court for the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Martin, who […]

When I think about the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, I think about all the young black people back in 1963 whose footsteps were powered by their pain. And their dreams. Many, like U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, then a member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and […]

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Roland Martin talks with Phil Agnew, Executive Director of the Dream Defenders, about what’s next for the group of organizers and what they are doing to continue the fight against Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law.

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In an effort to bring an end to the controversial Stand Your Ground laws nationwide, The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has put out a video reenactment of the night Trayvon Martin was killed. The nonprofit group uses the actual audio from the 911 calls that both George Zimmerman and a witness phoned in that […]

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A dance group, Dancing for Action (DFA), held a flashmob outside Senator Chuck Schumer’s Midtown office Wednesday, demanding an end to “Stand Your Ground” laws.…

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Protesters angered by the acquittal of George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin‘s killing are leaving the Florida Capitol after staging a 31-day protest. The small but determined group wanted Gov. Rick Scott to call a special session to repeal the state’s “stand your ground” law. Scott refused. But House Speaker Will Weatherford […]

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TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) – Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford is calling for a legislative hearing to review the state’s “stand your ground” law. Weatherford made the announcement in an opinion piece he wrote for The Tampa Tribune that was printed Friday. The Wesley Chapel Republican does not support repealing the law that became an issue […]