Since George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin were the only two people present on the night in 2012 when Martin died from a gunshot fired by Zimmerman, they were the only two people to know what transpired. The only story we have is that of Zimmerman. This story may pass as a true story for some,…
As I sat down to write my review of Fruitvale Station, hundreds of people were marching past my building, drumming, cheering and chanting, among other things, “Justice for Trayvon.” They could have just as easily been chanting, “Justice for Oscar.” Fruitvale Station is the story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old black man from Hayward who…
The continuation of the celebration of marriage equality feels good – as evidenced by a record-breaking Pride attendance! It feels like finally justice acted on behalf of marriage equality and for many of us, it’s very personal. It feels as if justice were enacted on our behalf. But what about the times when we feel…
(CNN) — George Zimmerman’s attorneys say they’re abandoning their pretrial attempts to argue he’s immune from prosecution in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, contending they don’t have time to prepare for that and the trial. Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder, says he shot the 17-year-old in self-defense after he saw the young man…
(CNN) — February 26, 2012. That was the day two strangers — Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager walking back with Skittles and an iced tea he’d picked up at 7-Eleven, and George Zimmerman, a white Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida — met for the first and only time. It’s been nearly a…
(CNN) – A photo posted online Monday shows George Zimmerman with blood on his nose and lips. His attorneys say it was taken the night unarmed teen Trayvon Martin was killed in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense. Martin’s attorneys say he was shot and killed “in cold blood.” Prosecutors have charged…
(CNN — San Diego LGBT Weekly) — Within the next day or two we could hear from the special prosecutor’s office about her decision on whether to charge George Zimmerman. Regardless of what she says, chances are a lot of people are not going to be happy with the decision. It’s an emotional story with…
