President Obama made an unscheduled appearance at the White House daily briefing today to deliver some remarks on Trayvon Martin and the state of race relations in the United States today. Speaking without notes, the President spoke directly to the question of the...
There goes Kerry Sanders of NBC, informing Meet the Press viewers that all of the immediate reaction to the George Zimmerman verdict is simply an expression of anger that the black community in Sanford didn’t get the outcome they wanted. Decoded, it’s...
Our friend, Erin Kotecki Vest, wrote her own commentary on Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman’s acquittal. This has been reposted from Queen of Spain blog with her permission. My Dad walked into the living room and said “Not guilty.” I inhaled. He didn’t have...
I am heartsick over the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case. Perhaps that is proof that despite my advanced age, I am still idealistic enough to believe that our political systems can still work, that with enough work and will, we can actually realize a country that...
I cannot imagine the pain associated with losing my son at age 17 because someone saw him as a thug and decided to shoot him rather than wait for police. I will leave the motive to the jury to decide, but no one disputes that George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin after...
