Associate medical examiner Dr. Shiping Bao who testified during George Zimmerman‘s murder trial According to WFTV 9 (Orlando) , associate medical examiner Dr. Shiping Bao (who testified during George Zimmerman‘s murder trial), is planning to file a $100 million lawsuit in the case. Dr. Bao  has announced that his attorney is preparing a $100 million lawsuit with claims that the medical examiner, […]

From: CNN President Barack Obama said Friday that “Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago” in his first live comments since a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman last weekend in the teenager’s shooting death. He also said protests against the verdict should remain nonviolent. The president said that Americans are aware of the […]

From: Huffington Post For the first time since the man who fatally shot their son was acquitted, Trayvon Martin‘s parents, have come forward to discuss their reaction to the verdict. While peaceful protests and demonstrations popped up around the country, displaying an overwhelming outpour of support for the family, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin remained silent. But during […]

Legendary musician and future R&B Hall of Fame inductee Lester Chambers suffered injuries Saturday after he was attacked on stage for dedicating a song to Trayvon Martin. According to police, the Civil-Rights-era leader of soul rock group The Chambers Brothers was performing at the Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival in downtown Hayward, California, when he was […]

President Barack Obama has released a statement on the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. He urged Americans to honor the slain teenager by acting to curb gun violence. Here is the president’s full statement: “The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but […]

Via press release from the Office of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network: Today on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rev. Al Sharpton, President of the National Action Network (NAN) announced next steps he and NAN will initiate in the pursuit of justice for the family of Trayvon Martin as he re-iterated NAN’s call for the Department of Justice […]