New Shocking Social Media Trend: Trayvoning
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May 23,
2012 |
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A new disturbing trend has taken over social media called “Trayvoning.” In a trend that seems to be following in the footsteps of planking, several white teenagers are uploading pics of themselves lying on the ground in a hoodie with Arizona ice tea and skittles.
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Trayvon Martin Case: Racism Caught Red Handed?
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April 2,
2012 |
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Racism in 2012 has taken on a new form. Racism doesn’t just entail lynchings and denying someone from sitting in the front of bus. Racism now has been intricately controlled in present-day by restricting and denying the advancement of minorities. What Trayvon Martin experienced that faithful night on Feb. 26 was no different.
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Iraqi American Woman Beaten to Death in Apparent Hate Crime
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March 26,
2012 |
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An Iraqi woman was found severely beaten in an apparent hate crime inside her home. Shaima Alawadi was found unconscious Wednesday by her 17-year-old daughter and taken to hospital where she was placed on life support. She died Saturday afternoon after being taken off life support.
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George Zimmerman Calls Trayvon Martin a ‘Fu**king Coon’ in 911 Call
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March 20,
2012 |
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In a 911 Call, Zimmerman referred to Trayvon Martin as a “fu–king coon” in 911 recording. As Zimmerman speaks with an emergency dispatcher, he refers to the teen as the derogatory term.
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Is Trayvon Martin This Generation’s Emmett Till?
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March 19,
2012 |
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Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American teen from Miami, was murdered on Feb. 26 as he was walking back to his father’s fiancé’s home from the store. He was shot and murdered by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman called police prior to the shooting and described the youth as “suspicious.”
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911 Tapes Released, Trayvon Martin Pleaded for Help Before Being Murdered
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March 17,
2012 |
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Authorities have released the 911 calls in the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting case. Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American Teen, was walking to his father’s home from a nearby 7-eleven when he was attacked by George Zimmerman, who deemed him “suspicious.”
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Old Video Surfaces of Barack Obama Rallying Protestors
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March 8,
2012 |
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An old video has resurfaced showing a young Barack Obama leading a protest at Harvard University. The video dated back to 1991 shows Obama speaking in support of Harvard’s first tenured black law professor Derrick Bell.
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Mos Def Releases Video for “Niggas in Poorest”
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February 23,
2012 |
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Yasiin Bey, known to many as Mos Def, recently released a video for “Niggas in Poorest,” a track from Top 40 Underdog debuted last month. Top 40 Underdog project is a series of reinterpreted hits.
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Kentucky Overturns Decision on Interracial Marriage
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December 6,
2011 |
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Gulnare Free Will Baptist church in Kentucky overturned a decision that barred mixed-race couples from membership, the Huffington Post reports. This decision comes amid an outcry of racial injustice.
The church overturned the decision Sunday, saying that it welcomes all believers
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Uproar Over Blackface at Southern Miss
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November 19,
2011 |
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Six University of Mississippi sorority students were placed on probation following racially insensitive actions that took place at a 1980s…
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