Lonnie Bunch, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, has expressing interest in procuring the hoodie worn by 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, when he was profiled, followed and ultimately shot through the heart by killer George Zimmerman, reports the Washington Post.[1] RELATED: George Zimmerman Busted For Speeding In Texas, Gun In Car [VIDEO][2] “It became the symbolic way to talk the Trayvon Martin case. It’s rare that you get one artifact that really becomes the symbol,” Bunch said. “Because it’s such a symbol, it would allow you to talk about race in the age of Obama.” Assistant prosecutor John Guy holds up as evidence the hoodie worn by 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, when he was gunned down by George Zimmerman. (Wednesday, Day 8 of George Zimmerman trial. July 7, 2013) MSNBC’s PoliticsNation host Rev. Al Sharpton, who is largely responsible for catapulting the case to national prominence, said that he “would like ...
George Zimmerman, 29, was pulled over July 28 at 12:54 p.m for speeding near the town of Forney, Texas, with his gun in the glove compartment, reports Mediaite.com.[1] The incident occurred mere weeks after a jury of 6 women — 5 White and one Latina of unknown race — decided that he was ‘not guilty’ of second-degree murder for killing unarmed, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin as he attempted to walk home from the store. Zimmerman informed the police officer that the gun was in the car shortly after he approached , and upon questioning said that he was going “nowhere in particular.” The town of Forney is about 20 miles east of Dallas, Texas. According to CBS News, Zimmerman was driving a gray Honda pick-up with Florida plates and had the following exchange with the police officer: Officer: “Where you headed to?”Zimmerman: “Nowhere in particular.”Officer: “Nowhere in particular? Why do you say that?”Zimmerman: “You didn’t see my name?”Officer: What a coincidence.” See dash-cam footage below: Zimmer ...
Home[1] » Nation[2] » Crime[3] » Robbers Tell Man: ‘This is For Trayvon Martin’ Washington Metropolitan police are viewing a recent robbery in the diverse neighborhood of Adams Morgan as a hate crime after a group of black men allegedly robbed a white man in the name of Trayvon Martin. According to District of Columba police, the man was approached by three males early Saturday morning in the 1700 block of Euclid Street NW. Two of the men pushed him on the ground and kicked him before stripping him of his iPhone and wallet and yelled, “This is for Trayvon Martin.” The victim, who has not been publicly identified, suffered minor injuries. Police have yet to make any arrests. Tags: Adam Morgan » Hate Crime » Robbery » Trayvon Martin[4][5][6][7] '); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = 'https://widget.crowdignite.com/widgets/2660?_ci_wid=_CI_widget_'+_CI.counter; script.async = true; // Ensure td elements align properly in two column rows script.onload = ...
