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Eric Thomas: Trayvon Martin Case Is Far Too Common
When you hear the 911 tape, you hear the screams at a distance. The cries for help sound desperate because it’s a last resort. Then a gunshot peaks the phone levels, and silence returns to dominate the...
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Wade Speaks Out On Shooting Death Of Florida Teen
TIM REYNOLDS,AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were only a few miles away from Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, participating in the NBA All-Star game on the night the unarmed black...
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Detroiters Rally Against Violence In Memory Of Trayvon Martin
DETROIT (WWJ) – It’s a shooting that sparked outrage across the nation. And the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida, is hitting close to home for...
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Death Of Trayvon Martin Brings Hundreds To Detroit’s Hart Plaza
DETROIT (WWJ) – Hundreds gathered in Hart Plaza for a peaceful protest over the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Gwen Thomas says the death of the teen gunned down by a neighborhood watch...
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Racist Letter Discovered At Seaholm High School
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (WWJ) – A racist letter was discovered in a classroom at Birmingham Seaholm High School — and it spelled out a connection to the nationwide uproar over the Trayvon Martin shooting....
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Self Defense Laws Questioned After Death Of Florida Teen
CLINTON TWP. (WWJ) – Michigan is one of more than 20 states that followed Florida’s lead in adopting the so-called “Stand Your Ground” gun law that is now being questioned in the Trayvon Martin case....
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Schools Step Up Security After Threatening Phone Calls
FARMINGTON (WWJ) – Some local schools were stepping up security on Thursday following reports of threatening phone calls received by several districts. Supposedly, an agitated caller made reference to...
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Road Work Sign Displays Racial Slur
ALLEN PARK (WWJ) – A road work sign that normally carries messages about construction projects or lane closures was plastered with a hateful message in the overnight hours. State police said an...
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Pontiac Teacher Claims She Was Fired For Trayvon Martin Effort
PONTIAC (WWJ/AP) – Activists are planning a protest in support of a Pontiac teacher who says she was fired for helping students organize a fundraiser in support of the family Trayvon Martin, a teen...
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Pontiac Teacher Fired For Trayvon Fundraiser Says ‘I’m Confused’
PONTIAC (Talk Radio 1270) She says she’s still confused, but the teacher who was fired after trying to create a fundraiser for Trayvon Martin’s family isn’t just moving on. Brooke Harris is fighting...
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Tips Sought In Racist Road Sign Hacking
ALLEN PARK (WWJ) – The investigation into who hacked into a portable road work sign along I-94 on Monday continues. Michigan State Police confirm the sign has been processed for evidence and returned...
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Shooter Charged In Trayvon Martin Case
SANFORD, Fla. (WWJ/AP) - The Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen is set to appear before a judge on second-degree murder charges in a case that galvanized the...
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Debate Surrounds ‘Stand Your Ground’ After Teen’s Death
DETROIT (CBS) – The Travyon Martin case has ignited a whirlwind of heated discussion around the “Stand Your Ground” law in Stanford, Florida. What a lot of people may not know is that Michigan also has...
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Protest Held For Pontiac Teacher Fired Over Trayvon Martin Efforts
PONTIAC (WWJ) - A rally was held outside the Pontiac Academy of Excellence on Monday to support a teacher who was fired for her actions involving the Trayvon Martin case. Brooke Harris, a middle school...
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Bond Set At $150K In Trayvon Martin Murder Case
SANFORD, Fla. (WWJ/AP) - A judge set a bond of $150,000 for George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen, setting the stage for his release from...
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Mich. Dems Seek Repeal Of ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - More than a dozen Democratic Michigan House members have introduced legislation to repeal the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law after the fatal shooting of Florida teen...
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Zimmerman Released On $1 Million Bond
George Zimmerman, charged in the death of Trayvon Martin, has posted $1 million bail and been released from the Seminole County Jail.
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Witness Claims Zimmerman Sexually Molested Her
A family friend of George Zimmerman told investigators he sexually molested her on and off for nearly a decade, newly released audio tapes in the Trayvon Martin shooting case reveal.
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NAN: Non-Violent Reaction To Zimmerman Murder Trial Key
DETROIT (WWJ) – The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network (NAN) is calling for a non-violent response when the verdict is reached in the George Zimmerman murder trial in Florida. Chapter...
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Langton: Difficult Burden To Prove Shooting Was Not Self-Defense
DETROIT (WWJ) – Jurors in Florida have found George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The six-member, all-woman jury deliberated for more...
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Should The Trayvon Martin Case End With The Verdict?
DETROIT (WWJ) – In the wake of the not guilty judgement in the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, some feel federal charges should be filed against George Zimmerman. President of the Detroit...
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Zimmerman Verdict Spurs Detroit Protest
DETROIT (WWJ) – Several groups rallied Sunday night at a downtown Detroit park to protest the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. The Coalition...
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Five Great Ways To Change The Subject When Someone Wants To Talk About The...
By Eric Thomas Are you sick of talking about the Zimmerman trial? You’re not alone—but cable news, websites and blogs aren’t done making money off this tragedy, so everywhere you go and everything you...
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Stevie Wonder Won’t Play Florida Until ‘Stand Your Ground’ Is Abolished
DETROIT (WWJ) – Michigan-native musician Stevie Wonder says he won’t perform in Florida or any other place that has a “stand your ground” law that allows people to use deadly force if they believe...
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Makeshift Billboard A Sign Tensions Still High Following Zimmerman Verdict
(credit: Pat Sweeting/WWJ) DETROIT (WWJ) – George Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict came down in Florida over the weekend, but tensions remained high days later in Detroit. That message was plain on...
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Rally Held In Detroit Calling For ‘Justice For Trayvon Martin’
DETROIT (WWJ) - Several hundred people rallied for Trayvon Martin in downtown Detroit Saturday, one week after George Zimmerman was acquitted of his murder in Florida. Rallies were held in cities...
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Council Supports Justice Dept. Reviewing Zimmerman Case For Civil Rights...
DETROIT (WWJ) – It’s been almost two weeks since the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida. Now, the Detroit City Council is adding its voice to a call for a...
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Ted Nugent Calls ‘Soulless’ Stevie Wonder’s Florida Boycott ‘Brain-Dead’
DETROIT (WWJ) - You can add Ted Nugent to the list of musicians who are distancing themselves from Motown great Stevie Wonder’s boycott of Florida. The Motor City Madman tore into Wonder’s boycott of...
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Detroit CFO Suspended Over ‘Insensitive’ Trayvon Martin Reference
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Detroit’s chief financial officer has apologized for a comment he made about “someone in a hoodie” that a city employee said was racially insensitive. Jim Bonsall, who was hired to...
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Court Testimony: Dearborn Heights Man 3 Feet From Teen McBride When He Shot...
By Christy Strawser, digital director DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Theodore Paul Wafer was about 3 feet from Renisha McBride when he opened fire, shooting her in the face, according to testimony in his...
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Trayvon Martin Documentary ‘Rest in Power’ Premieres Tonight
(CNN) — Racial injustice — focused on the treatment of young African-American men by law enforcement — is the topic of several upcoming documentaries, which together provide an in-depth portrait of the...
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