Trayvon Martin

Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old killed a decade ago, spoke about hope and justice on Wednesday at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration hosted by the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and St. Louis University.

A few months after the jury announced George Zimmerman was not guilty in the Florida shooting death of Trayvon Martin, NBC News legal analyst Lisa Bloom…

(Updated at 9:12 a.m. Monday, August 25)Missouri Governor Jay Nixon's spokesman says Nixon will NOT attend Monday's funeral "out of respect for the…

The article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 25, 2013: Though my writing is usually published on Thursday, the last one ran early. It dealt…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 20, 2013: Protesters returned Saturday to protest George Zimmerman's not guilty verdict in the…

Attendees were encouraged to turn their outrage into action today at a rally held downtown today to create awareness of injustice and racial profiling…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 17, 2013: It’s not about a courtroom verdict. It’s about the verdicts delivered the moment a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 16, 2013: The case of George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin sparked intense discussion about race,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 15, 2013: The Justice Department could prosecute George Zimmerman for a hate crime under federal…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 15, 2013: Cable news is the ideal venue for sensationalistic coverage of a murder trial because…