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Counting Our Blessings in 2013: What Will You Do With Yours?

Verneda White | Posted 03.02.2013 | Impact
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Verneda White

With gratitude for the time that has passed, I cannot help but ponder over what is most important as we enter into the New Year, and therefore a new c...

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Don't Ignore the Evidence: Stand Your Ground Is Bad for Florida

David Hemenway, Ph.D. | Posted 01.13.2013 | Miami
Read More: Treyvon Martin, Stand Your Ground, Stand Your Ground Laws, Murders, Stand Your Ground Florida, Self-Defense, Homicide Rates, Miami News
David Hemenway, Ph.D.

Have Stand Your Ground laws had some beneficial impact by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect themselves? The evidence doesn't show that. The Task Force meeting this month should seriously examine the scientific evidence. Lives depend on it.

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I Am White

Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 07.07.2012 | Latino Voices
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Pedro C. Moreno

I would rather call myself an American. But if you press me, if you really want me to adopt a label, for the sake of equality and freedom I will tell you: I am white.

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¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Why do Hispanics deny that George Zimmerman is Hispanic?

Gustavo Arellano | Posted 06.14.2012 | Latino Voices
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Gustavo Arellano

No Latinos deny that Zimmerman is half-Peruvian, and the reason we're joining African-American leaders in vilifying him is because he killed Trayvon Martin, a story of racial profiling gone horribly wrong that our respective communities know far too well.

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'Stand Your Ground' Gave Trayvon Martin the Right to Defend Himself Against His Attacker

Eliyahu Federman | Posted 05.27.2012 | Crime
Read More: Treyvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Barack Obama, Guns, Concealed Carry, Crime News
Eliyahu Federman

Why do most people seem to be framing this issue around whether Zimmerman had a right to defend himself? Given the fact that Zimmerman confronted Trayvon, the discussion should really be about Trayvon's right to stand his ground.

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Students Rally Nationwide For Trayvon Martin

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.26.2012 | College
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College students across the country are gathering for rallies and marches demanding justice for Trayvon Martin. Martin was an unarmed 17-year-old w...

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