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July 20, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — One week after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the death of unarmed teen Trayvon…
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July 20, 2013
OPINION - The first thing I wanted to do when I heard that George Zimmerman was going to walk free…
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July 18, 2013
theGRIO VIDEO - Rachel Jeantel, the 19-year-old friend of Trayvon Martin, and the last person to talk to him in…
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July 17, 2013
OPINION - The mood following the verdict in the case of Florida v. George Zimmerman is not politics as usual...
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July 17, 2013
theGRIO VIDEO - Following her two days of testimony, Jeantel was subjected to ridicule online, including by Olympic athlete Lolo…
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July 16, 2013
OPINION - 'Not guilty.' For just a moment the very words hung in the air of the courtroom, stunning everyone…
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July 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - When news like the recent Zimmerman verdict is handed down, it’s not uncommon that disheartened African-Americans consider…
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July 14, 2013
OPINION - The outrage over the killing of an unarmed black teenager who was doing nothing wrong must continue until…
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July 14, 2013
OPINION - Race and the specter of racism, permeated the case from the opening to closing arguments...
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July 14, 2013
OPINION - George Zimmerman followed the unarmed Trayvon Martin, ignored an emergency dispatcher’s warning not to follow him and shot…
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July 13, 2013
SANFORD, Fla. — Police Chief Cecil Smith drew a mix of high-fives and heckles as he walked down the main…
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July 13, 2013
OPINION - There are five likely scenarios that still could unfold as this trial draws to a conclusion, even if…
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July 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Following the controversial Supreme Court decision to overturn a core provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act,…
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July 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The photo, by Zimmerman attorney Don West on Tuesday, using his daughter's cellphone, was posted to 23-year-old…
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June 30, 2013
OPINION - What makes people racist is their unwillingness to acknowledge it in the first place combined with an unwillingness…
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June 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The daughter of one of the attorneys representing George Zimmerman in his second degree murder trial has…
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June 25, 2013
theGRIO - The Supreme Court overturns a key provision of the Voting Rights Act...
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June 25, 2013
OPINION - It’s ironic that musicians themselves – including those that performed 'Dancing in the Street' – have silently suffered…
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June 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The media, the New Black Panthers, Eric Holder and Rev. Al Sharpton -- even the Florida governor…
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June 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A jury of six women will deliberate in George Zimmerman's second degree murder trial in the shooting…