UPDATE: Zimmerman's gun has been removed from auction on the website. Late last night, George Zimmerman supposedly announced he was auctioning off the gun that killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. He is quoted, saying about the gun: I am honored and humbled to announce the sale of an American Firearm Icon...The firearm for sale is the firearm that was used to defend my … [Read more...]
Today My Heart Aches: Thoughts on the Trayvon Martin Case from the Mother of a Little Black Boy
Today my heart aches. My heart doesn’t just ache for a boy in Florida named Trayvon. Amongst the outrage against the verdict in the Zimmerman case is the quieter question of why we’ve focused on one Trayvon, when dozens of Trayvons die daily in streets across America killed by the hands of their own. The answer is that we know that America isn’t going to pay attention … [Read more...]