Last July, 47-year-old Michael Drejka got in a fight with Britany Jacobs, then 24, who was parked in a handicapped-accessible spot outside a grocery store. Her boyfriend, Markeis McGlockton, who was only 28, walked outside after them with their five-year-old son and defended Jacobs from Drejka, who had become aggressive….
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Black Arkansas Senator Slams ‘Stand Your Ground’ as White, Male Colleagues Are Dismissive: Video
White men can be allies to Black women, but not in this case. The viral video of Arkansas State Sen. Stephanie Flowers, a Democrat, telling her all-white Republican colleagues that their priorities don’t include the lives of Black children and Black men, has not changed a thing. During a…
Update: McDonald's Employee Who Was Attacked Had to Call the Police Herself
Rumors circulated about Yasmine James’ firing after she defended herself against Daniel Willis Taylor at the St. Petersburg McDonald’s on New Year’s Eve, and people on social media were enraged, and talking boycotts. McDonald’s, who is responsible for the inaction by management that night, instead placed her on paid leave,…
Archived: Florida Shooter Who Killed Black Man in Parking Lot Has History of Gun Threats
Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted, according to jurors on the basis of Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. It seems the same law will not work in shooter Michael Drejka’s favor. Drejka, 48, was arrested and charged with manslaughter on Monday for killing Markeis McGlockton, 28, in a store…
Archived: Did Stand Your Ground Law Give A White Man Reason To Murder This Black Family Man In Florida
The Stand Your Ground law first gained prominence after the 2012 shooting death of unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin. The law has changed the equation of self-defense in the United States. The idea behind it is to “expand the legal justification for the use of lethal force in self-defense, therefore…
Archived: Joe McKnight Case: Shooter Arrested, Sheriff Lashes Out at Critics, Black Community
At a press conference regarding the arrest the white man who killed McKnight, Sheriff Newell Normand allayed fears of a white shooter, saying, “predominantly, Black males commit the murders.” By Sheryl Estrada Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand speaks at a press conference, Tuesday, December 6. In a fiery press conference…
Archived: Mothers of Slain Black Teens Unite to Protest Against 'Stand Your Ground' Law
By Julissa Catalan Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, has joined forces with one of the few women who know her pain, Jordan Davis’ mother, Lucia McBath, to fight Florida’s infamous “Stand Your Ground” law, which helps protect killers from being convicted of murder. The Stand Your Ground law states that…
Archived: FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Obama's Surprise Remarks on Trayvon Martin, Racism
Courtesy of The White House: Remarks by President Obama on Trayvon Martin James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:33 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very much looking forward to…
Archived: President Obama: 'Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me' (VIDEO)
By Chris Hoenig In an unusually personal discussion, President Obama questioned claims that race did not play a role in the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of George Zimmerman, telling reporters, “Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago.” The President’s visit to the White House…
Archived: Petition: 1 Million Call for Federal Civil-Rights Action Against George Zimmerman
By Manuel McDonnell Smith Calls from civil-rights and some political leaders for federal legal action against George Zimmerman in the wake of his acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin reached a major milestone on Tuesday, announced the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which is spearheading…