On the Killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman -Ta-Nehisi Coates On Trayvon -Sum A Letter to My Nephew -James Baldwin, December 1962 Tim Wise on HuffPost Live, July 8, 2013 Discussing His Upcoming Film, “White Like Me” Twitter – Isabel Wilkerson The Story of Harry T. Moore -PBS How Trayvon Martin Case Could Affect ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Across U.S. President Obama releases statement about Zimmerman’s verdict …
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31-year-old Marissa Alexander was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing warning shots near her abusive husband, Rico Gray and his two sons. She claimed that her husband had been abusing her for nearly a year, in some instances, choking and punching her. Marissa was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She thought she was protected by Florida’s stand your ground law, but the court didn’t think it applied in this case. Read more …
Warning: this may be…no, this should be distressing and disturbing to viewers. Posted by The Guardian, in the video, Rapper, actor and activist, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) is force-fed under standard Guantanamo Bay procedure. In light of Ramadan approaching, the Muslim community is demanding that the Obama administration reconsider its policy on force-feeding Guantanamo Bay detainees who are on hunger strike. Over 100 detainees are on hunger strike, 40 are getting force-fed. …
“…as viewing platforms increase and audiences become accustomed to extremely niche content, one imagines that the divide between these realms may blur, if not entirely fade away.” Read here. …
The new newer than the newest new logo. Thanks Sam Grant. …
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