Category Archives: Current Events

President Obama-Charlie Rose Interview

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State vs George Zimmerman in the Murder of Trayvon Martin (day 7)

Click Orlando- Jury selection in the George Zimmerman murder trial resumed Monday after a hiatus over the weekend, with only four of the eight questioned surviving the media-related questioning. The jury pool needed for general voir dire questioning is up … Continue reading

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State vs George Zimmerman in the Murder of Trayvon Martin (day 6)

(Omaha.com)As Trayvon Martin case goes to trial, ghosts of US racial history ever present Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who insists … Continue reading

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Blackbutterfly7: A Father’s Day Greeting to Tracy Martin

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Sunday Open Thread | Bay Area Chapter Choir | Praise & Worship

Prayers to Trayvon Martin Family Edwin Hawkins (born 18 August 1943, Oakland, California) is a Grammy Award-winning American gospel and R&B musician, pianist, choir master, composer and arranger. He is one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. … Continue reading

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Saturday Open Thread | Snoop Dogg | Throwback Week

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor, well known by his stage names Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Dogg, and Snoop Lion. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. His music career … Continue reading

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George Zimmerman Trial Photos

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Friday Open Thread | Tony! Toni! Tone! | Throwback Week

Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s. During the band’s heyday, it was composed of Dwayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq (born … Continue reading

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State vs George Zimmerman in the Murder of Trayvon Martin (day 5)

(ABC) The Florida judge presiding over George Zimmerman’s murder trial reversed herself today and announced that the jurors will be sequestered for the trial. “The parties have, both sides have, stipulated that this trial will last between two and four … Continue reading

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State vs George Zimmerman in the Murder of Trayvon Martin (day 4)

(Reuters) – Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Florida searched for a third day on Wednesday for potential jurors unaffected by blanket media coverage of last year’s killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Six jurors in Seminole County criminal court … Continue reading

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