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In America, Race Is More Than a Backdrop

The problem with a "colorblind" approach to the Zimmerman trial is it assumes race is not a determining factor. In America, that's never true.

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People Are Awesome: Twitter Hero Shuts Down Juror B37's Zimmerman Trial Book Deal

Don't ever underestimate what you can do when you're armed with the power of the people.

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Why America Needs Another Kind of Justice

George Zimmerman's trial and its conclusion were a lesson in the limitations of retributive justice and the need for restorative approaches.

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How Do We Protect Our Trayvon Martins?

We have to protect all the other Trayvon's out there better than we protected Trayvon Martin.

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Let's Stop Comparing Education to the Civil Rights Movement

Is the quest for racial justice for black people in America really so over that we need a new civil rights issue?

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There's No Justice for Trayvon in Violence

Two alleged instances of vigilante justice for Trayvon Martin should remind us of what actual justice means.

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Meet the Teacher Fired for Teaching Her Students About Trayvon Martin

Brooke Harris was fired after supporting her students' plan to raise money for Martin's family.

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Most Americans Believe Racial Tensions Are Stagnant or Worse Under Obama

Nearly four years after America elected its first black president, the nation's racial woes seem to be worse than they've been in years.

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America Is Dying Slowly: Talking About Hip-Hop After Trayvon Martin

Rap music doesn’t get unarmed kids shot to death, “it’s different” does.

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Players Flout the NBA's Hoodie Ban to Stand Up for Travyon Martin

The Miami Heat understand all too well that Trayvon had no obligation to wear khakis to indicate he wasn't a threat.

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Hug a Hoodie: What the U.K. Teaches Us About Making a Sweatshirt a Symbol

In the U.S., the hooded sweatshirt is becoming an anti-profiling symbol, but things aren't so simple across the pond.

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Trayvon Martin Could Have Been One of My Kids

Trayvon's killing has implications for all Americans, not just black people.