Tag archive for ‘trayvon martin’
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By BBN Staff On Thursday, July 12th, 2012
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(UPDATE) Alarming Study: Jan-June 2012, 120 Blacks in US Killed by Police, Security Guards

(UPDATE 7.18.12) We received word from authors of this study that the number of killings is higher than originally posted.  Instead of  ’110 Blacks in US Killed by Police, Security Guards from January to More...

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By BBN Staff On Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
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FL Prosecutor Charges Zimmerman with 2nd Degree Manslaughter. He Is In Custody.

Update: Florida Special Prosecutor Angela Corey, in charge of the Trayvon Martin case, announced in a press conference that her office has charged George Zimmerman with second degree manslaughter in the killing More...

Stand-Your-Ground-Law
By Dádìsì Idọwú Ọlùwátọsìn On Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
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FYI: Get Familiar with ‘Stand Your Ground’ and ‘Castle Doctrine’ Laws.

There has been a lot written and said about the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.  Initially, I decided not to write anything about what happened because the topic has already been beat to death by news media More...

Empty Chamber
By BBN Staff On Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
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From Troy Davis to Trayvon Martin. But NO ‘Grunt Work’ in Between the Headlines

Everyone is justifiably outraged by the unjustified killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida. From the parent’s standpoint, this is a tragedy of unspeakable proportions and an arrest of Trayvon’s shooter, George More...

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By BBN Staff On Monday, March 19th, 2012
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What Everyone Should Know About Trayvon Martin (1995-2012)

This report is a concise and easy to digest account of what transpired, beginning with the night Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American, was shot and killed in a central Florida community by George Zimmerman, More...