Stand Your Ground

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July 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Mary Mary are the latest stars to boycott the state of Florida for the state's controversial Stand…
July 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rev. Al Sharpton, who will be leading vigils this weekend in support of Trayvon Martin, applauded President…
July 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama emerged Friday to give voice to African-Americans' reaction to last weekend's verdict in the…
July 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of a Florida jury finding George Zimmerman not guilty for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin,…
July 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Charles Barkley is never at a loss for words. So why would reacting to the George Zimmerman…
July 19, 2013
NBC NEWS - Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday told a group of protesters that he will not call for…
July 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Hundreds of teenagers and young adults gathered at the Florida State Captiol and have vowed not to…
July 18, 2013
NBC NEWS- Stand Your Ground laws — sometimes referred to as 'Shoot First' laws by detractors — change the legal…
July 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The attention surrounding Martin’s controversial death has shed light on another incident out of Florida - that…
July 18, 2013
OPINION - What if the races of the defendant and the victim were reversed in the George Zimmerman murder trial?...
July 16, 2013
ANALYSIS - Holder, the first-ever black attorney general, has not made racial issues the sole focus of his often-embattled five…
July 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The verdict in the George Zimmerman trial has brought increased scrutiny and attention to the case of…
July 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The NAACP has gathered more than 1 million signatures on their petition to the Department of Justice…
July 16, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday strongly criticized stand-your-ground laws that allow a person who believes…
July 16, 2013
TODAY - Florida fans of Stevie Wonder who want to see the legend sing are going to have to go…
July 15, 2013
MSNBC - Alexander, an African-American Florida woman, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2012 for shooting what she…
May 23, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - An attorney for the neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is asking…
May 1, 2013
NBC News - By choosing not to invoke the Florida law known as “stand your ground” before his trial, George…
April 30, 2013
NBC NEWS - Prosecutors want to know whether George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of unarmed…
April 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On the anniversary of her son's arrest in the killing of Miami teen Trayvon Martin, Gladys Zimmerman…