Tag: George Zimmerman

  • Trayvon Martin and American Justice

    Ta-Nehisi Coates in The Atlantic best describes the underlying societal attitudes and narratives that resulted in the acquittal of George Zimmerman.  My own response is one of impotence and sadness.  I’m so sorry for the parents of Trayvon Martin.  They had to fight to get this trial, endure the criminalization of their 17-year-old son and then…