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Trayvon Martin
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Stand Your Ground Convictions Reveal Clear Racial Bias
An analysis of 204 Florida cases finds defendants are far more likely to be convicted if the victim is white.
Fearing Hip-Hop: The Decline of the White Conscience
Overheated Beltway cranks and the blood on their hands.
The Most Dangerous Place to Be Black
For Florida, being at the center of a maelstrom about race and justice for black Americans is nothing new. Especially if you ever had a run-in with Lake County’s brutal seven-term sheriff, Willis McCall.
How the Zimmerman/Martin Case Hurt Race Relations in the United States
We're back where we were about 20 years ago.
Should, Ought, and Need: Trayvon Martin’s Life and How We Use Language
If the police dispatcher had spoken to George Zimmerman in the language of the 1960s, would Martin still be alive?
George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, and Racial Bias in ‘Justifiable Homicide’ Trials
In the 29 states that use the law, stand your ground increases the likelihood of a justified homicide ruling—but only when a white person is accused of killing a black person.
Datebook: What’s Happening in May and June—and Why It Matters
From the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition to the murder trial of George Zimmerman, events you should be aware of.