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Michelle Alexander Author of “The New Jim Crow,” Race-Talk contributor A recurring question has surfaced in mainstream and ethnic media for more than a decade. The phrasing of the question differs depending on who’s asking the question and why, but the question tends to boil down to this: Where have all the black men gone?…

Rallies in honor of Martin have been and will continue to be held nationwide. Contact your local news for information of rallies in your area.  Listed below are a few, plan to be there!! Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia activists, Chris Norris, is organizing a rally in Center City’s Love Park next Monday at 6:30 p.m. for Trayvon Martin. Plan to…

http://www.change.org/petitions/prosecute-the-killer-of-our-son-17-year-old-trayvon-martin

Mychal Denzel Smith March 19, 2012 Here’s what we know: Trayvon Martin is dead. On February 26, during halftime of the NBA All-Star game, the 17-year-old high school junior went to a nearby store in the Orlando suburb where he was visiting his father and stepmother in order to buy some candy for his younger…

Trayvon Martin’s murder has inspired a call for a ‘Million Hoody March’ in New York City on Wednesday, March 21st in Union Square from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — An unarmed black teenager shot to death by a neighborhood watch captain told his girlfriend he was being followed shortly before the confrontation that killed him, a lawyer said Tuesday as federal and state prosecutors announced they would investigate. “‘Oh he’s right behind me, he’s right behind me again,’” 17-year-old Trayvon…

Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com. Ever since Barack Obama lifted his right hand and took his oath of office, pledging to serve the United States as its 44th president, ordinary people and their leaders around the globe have been celebrating our nation’s “triumph over race.”  Obama’s election has been touted as the final nail in the coffin…