Trayvon Martin

On Twitter, there have been more than 600,000 mentions of the case and counting, the Associated Press reported. A single “Justice for Trayvon Martin” Facebook…

NAACP president Benjamin Jealous issued a statement following the George Zimmerman verdict calling for the Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George…

Trayvon Martin’s family was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read on Saturday evening. Following the verdict, Tracy Martin took to Twitter saying that he was heartbroken by the verdict.

George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. After more than 16 hours of deliberation in two days, the jury issued a verdict of not guilty. Martin’s family was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read. During deliberations, the jury asked for clarification about the manslaughter charge […]

George Zimmerman was found not guilty of all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. After more than 16 hours of deliberation in two…

It will soon be determined the innocence or guilt of George Zimmerman. For the last year, the family, friends and supporters of Trayvon Martin have…

Florida — Potential jurors met George Zimmerman on Monday before filling out questionnaires for the lawyers picking a panel that will decide if he’s guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are looking for six jurors and some alternates, a process expected to take roughly two weeks. Five […]

Rev. Al Sharpton will take up the fight against New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy with a Father’s Day march down a major Manhattan street. On Tuesday, Sharpton announced plans for the march in a press conference with elected officials and other community activists, the New York Daily News reports.  “We are not against fighting […]

With the Rev. Al Sharpton leading the way, celebrities, civil rights activists and relatives of Trayvon Martin got together at a church in Los Angeles, Calif., recently to mark the two-month anniversary of the Florida black teen’s killing by a neighborhood watch volunteer. “There are Trayvons all over this country,” The Associated Press quoted the Rev. […]

Notorious for his street ministry and the classic gospel music he’s given us for more than 20 years, Pastor John P. Kee continues to stay connected to effective ways of ministering even in the face of tragedy. The Durham, NC singer, teacher and preacher recently voiced his thoughts on the nationally known story on Trayvon […]

Tampa, FL — The spotlight continues to shine on the Sanford, Florida and the case of The Trayvon Martin.  Over the weekend, several national recording Gospel artists stopped by Tampa to show support for Martin’s family, as well as honor a local high school student. One day after shooter George Zimmerman apologized to Trayvon Martin’s […]

Courtesy of: WCHBNewsDetroit.com Around midnight on Sunday, George Zimmerman was released from a Florida county jail on $150,000 bail. Zimmerman is now out on bond as he awaits his second-degree murder trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Sources say George Zimmerman walked out wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans and carrying a paper bag and […]