I whole-heartedly agree with Mary Jane Newell‘s letter (July 23). While many people may find her views ghoulish and abhorrent, I believe she truly hit this one on the head. Newell also pointed out, correctly, that Martin was “not a child” and that he stood “nearly six feet tall.” Even though the 17-year-old Martin could […]
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K. Kuck: No evidence of racism
We are all deeply saddened and shocked by the untimely death of teenager Trayvon Martin during an unfortunate nighttime confrontation in the state of Florida. Following that tragic event and a “not guilty” verdict by a conscientious six-woman jury in George Zimmerman’s trial, this country descended into an orgy of protests, some of them violent, […]
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Leonard Pitts: The first casualty of racism is individuality
“There are very few African-American men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That includes me.” — Barack Obama I am Trayvon Martin. Distill it to its marrow, and that is what African-Americans have been telling other Americans since February 2012 when the […]
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Obama speaks on race, Trayvon Martin
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare and public reflection on race, President Barack Obama called on the nation Friday to do some soul searching over the death of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his shooter, saying the slain black teenager “could have been me 35 years ago.” Empathizing with the pain of many black […]
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Zimmerman fate following acquittal uncertain
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Following his acquittal on all charges in the fatal shooting death of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman will spend no time behind bars. But that’s about the only certainty in the former neighborhood watch volunteer’s immediate future. The Department of Justice has announced it will look into the case, which could lead […]
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Not guilty
SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter Saturday night in a case that alternately fascinated and appalled large segments of a spellbound nation. The saga of Zimmerman’s shooting of an unarmed African American teenager named Trayvon Martin whittled into the American vernacular, transforming “hoodie” sweatshirts into […]