Trayvon Martin Archives - Page 3 of 6

My white son could be Trayvon.

Lauren Klaus Habsburg West Bloomfield, MI I fear that my son, in his hoodie, slouching down the street, wandering aimlessly, could be mistaken for someone...

Because I’m White, I’m presumed racist.

11 years ago

Robert C. Reynolds Sapulpa, OK All races and societies have racist individuals. Yet because I am caucasian, I feel I am singled out, profiled as...

Zimmerman verdict made me “the other.”

11 years ago

Christina Wong Seattle, WA I’m a second generation Asian American woman who married into a Caucasian family. I have always felt Americanized and never really...

Zimmerman’s acquittal is now his hoody.

11 years ago

Cindi Lagoudakis Petersburg, AK I’m still shocked by this verdict. And it’s sad and ironic that George Zimmerman, in playing judge and jury, has sentenced...

I would have pulled the trigger.

11 years ago

Alex Seattle, WA I’m a short biracial woman. I would never have followed Trayvon. But if it went down like the jury thinks it went...

Does “The Talk” include crime statistics?

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Peter Gwynn Washington, DC Police and everybody else, despite any amount of training and good intentions, are still just people and will be influenced by...

Black life is not valued.

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Patricia Jones Charleston, SC My husband and I are the parents of an 18-year-old son who just graduated from high school. As we raised him...

Nobody with a gun cries “help”

11 years ago

Laurie Bogart Arlee, MT

Trayvon Convicted of his Own Murder

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B Cole NY

Jury Instructions Vary With Defendant’s Race

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David Waters Sunnyvale, CA I am glad that juror B37 spoke out and explained what happened in the jury room and I understand why they...

Black men should fear black men

11 years ago

Mark Foster Atlanta, GA How can one seriously suggest the Zimmerman-Martin story emblematic of the black male experience while ignoring the predatory culture of black...

Racist verdicts exist; not this one.

11 years ago

Ken Hutchison USA Martin felt disrespected, indignant, and incensed that somebody was following him. He saw that the follower was overweight and flabby, so he...