Cable News and Trayvon Martin
When the shooting of Trayvon Martin became national news in 2012, it opened up a discussion about race and the criminal justice system in the United States. But since the trial of George Zimmerman...
View ArticleCalling a Coup a Coup, The George Zimmerman Trial and More
Why the US government refuses to call the removal of Mohamed Morsi a "coup," the lack of discussion of race in the George Zimmerman trial, and the media frenzy over the "royal baby".
View ArticleAfter the Verdict
Last Saturday, George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Since then, everyone from protesters to politicians to pundits have weighed in. Brooke talks to Tampa...
View ArticleZimmerman's Lawyers Withdraw from Shooting Case
Attorneys for a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen have withdrawn as his counsel, saying they have lost contact with him.Attorney Craig Sonner said Tuesday in a...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin Shooter Charged with 2nd Degree Murder
The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin shooting, Angela Corey, announced Wednesday that a second-degree murder charge has been brought against George Zimmerman. An attorney for the neighborhood...
View ArticleZimmerman in Police Custody, Charged with Second Degree Murder
Last night in a press conference, Florida state special prosecutor Angela Corey announced the charges filed against George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin on February 26. Zimmerman...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman Charged with Second Degree Murder: What Now?
It has been 46 days since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida, yet it will be months before there is any resolution in the case. Although second degree murder charges...
View ArticleZimmerman Makes Court Appearance in Fla. Shooting
Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has made his first court appearance on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.During the brief appearance Thursday,...
View ArticleShould 911 Calls Be Released to the Public?
The Trayvon Martin case caught national attention after the release of the 911 calls George Zimmerman made to police just before the shooting. Those recordings have played a major role in shaping...
View ArticleLive Coverage: George Zimmerman Bail Hearing
The Takeaway covers the live proceedings of the bond hearing for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood-watch volunteer charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. Mr....
View ArticleZimmerman Apologizes for Shooting; Gets $150K Bail
Telling Trayvon Martin's parents and a national TV audience "I am sorry for the loss of your son," neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman took the witness stand in an extraordinary move Friday...
View ArticleDefense Worried About Zimmerman's Safety in Fla.
George Zimmerman is getting out of jail. Now his defense team has to worry about keeping the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of gunning down Trayvon Martin safe on the outside.Defense attorneys...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman Video Released by ABC News
George Zimmerman's defense team has posted a video where he re-enacts the fatal shooting. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the February 26 shooting of Trayvon Martin, although...
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A Year After the Trayvon Martin Shooting, Florida City Examines Urban Design
Trayvon Martin memorial in Goldsboro, Sanford (photo by Matthew Peddie)Last year the shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin thrust Sanford to the center of international attention -- and...
View ArticleDay One of the George Zimmerman Murder Trial
Today, the story of Trayvon Martin begins its long-awaited conclusion as George Zimmerman faces his first day of trial.Over a year in the making, the story began on February 26, 2012, when...
View ArticleZimmerman Trial; Biological Clocks; The Internet and Islam
The trial of George Zimmerman, who is accused of fatally shooting Florida teen Trayvon Martin, started this week. Jami Floyd is here to discuss the specifics of the case. Plus: women’s fertility may...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner; Women in AA; Open Phones on Egyptian Protests
Anthony Weiner is here to discuss the latest in his campaign to be the Democratic nominee for mayor. Plus: Patricia Williams, Columbia University Law School professor and columnist for The Nation...
View ArticleZimmerman Trial Update
Patricia Williams, Columbia University Law School professor and columnist for The Nation magazine, shares her observations of the Zimmerman trial, underway in Florida, over the shooting death of...
View ArticlePolitics Roundup; Cameras in Courtrooms; Black American Issues
Elizabeth Williamson, a Washington-based Wall Street Journal reporter, joins us to round up the news of the long weekend, including immigration and health-care reform. Plus: how cameras in courtrooms...
View ArticleThe Muslim Brotherhood Weighs In On Egyptian Unrest | The Silent Epidemic in...
The Muslim Brotherhood Weighs In on the Unrest in Egypt | The Silent Epidemic in the South | Swearing is Changing—And That's a Good Thing | Texas Governor Rick Perry Won't Seek Re-election | The Next...
View ArticleRace, America and the Justice System: Examining the George Zimmerman Trial
If a Latino man shoots and kills a black teenager in a hoodie, should race be a factor in his trial?The world is watching the trial of George Zimmerman—the self-appointed neighborhood watchman that...
View ArticleWhat The Zimmerman Trial Teaches Us About Race, Fear, and Violence
→ Update:This segment aired Friday morning. On Saturday evening, George Zimmerman was found not guilty. We're taking your reaction on facebook, and will discuss (and take your calls) Monday morning.As...
View ArticleJury Finds Zimmerman Not Guilty
Jurors have found George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Reaction in New York was swift, and gatherings are expected today in...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Protest After Verdict in Trayvon Martin Case
At least 1,000 people -- and possibly many more -- took to New York streets and into Times Square Sunday evening in response to the Florida verdict finding George Zimmerman not guilty of murder in the...
View ArticleZimmerman Verdict's Ripple Effects
Late Saturday night, a Sanford, FL jury found George Zimmerman "not guilty" in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Patricia Williams, Columbia University Law School professor and columnist for The Nation,...
View ArticleAfter the Verdict: the George Zimmerman trial fallout; What are "computer...
This week, Kerry Nolan talks with New York Times' Chief Washington Correspondent David Sanger about the Obama administration's reaction to the Zimmerman trial, about so-called computer vulnerabilities...
View ArticleDissecting the Zimmerman Verdict's Impact on Race, Justice and Families
The United States is experiencing a remarkable moment—a moment that seems unique to this nation's curious combination of values.The world was watching the trial of George Zimmerman, the self-appointed...
View ArticleROUND-TABLE: Is The Zimmerman Ruling About Race or the Justice System?
What is the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman story really about?Does it show the strength of our justice system and belief in our institutions, or the weakness of those institutions? Or is it just...
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City Youth Say They're Walking in Trayvon's Shadow
As the debate about the verdict in the George Zimmerman case rages on, some of the most personal conversations about the case are going on between young black men and their friends. Teens and young...
View ArticleNeighborhood Watch Members React to George Zimmerman Verdict
Back in the late 1960's, in the aftermath of the brutal rape and murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens, NY, modern neighborhood watch groups began forming. Not long after, the watch system became more...
View ArticleZimmerman Juror B37; Bill de Blasio; Mandela and South Africa Today
Juror B37 from the Zimmerman trial went public with her experience, and Emily Bazelon from Slate joins us to discuss what the juror revealed about the trial. Then: Public Advocate and one of the...
View ArticleWhat We Know from Zimmerman Juror B37
Since Saturday's verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, Juror B37 has spoken about the behind-the-scenes process of deliberation. Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate and panelist on Radio Gabfest,...
View ArticleGabfest Radio: The This Town Makes Me Nostalgic Edition
On this week’s episode of Gabfest Radio from Slate and WNYC, Political Gabfest panelists Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz are joined by special guest Mark Leibovich, chief national...
View ArticleQueens Man Arrested for Facebook Posts After Zimmerman Verdict
George Zimmerman is free after killing Trayvon Martin. But a Queens man is in jail for what he posted on Facebook in response to last week's not guilty verdict.Like a lot of people, 20-year-old Remel...
View ArticleCase Dismissed Against Queens Man Arrested for Zimmerman Facebook Post
A grand jury refused to indict a Queens man who was arrested last week for making an angry Facebook post in response to the George Zimmerman verdict. But although the case was dismissed, he remains in...
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