Tag: Trayvon Martin
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Wednesday Round-Up: A New Movie in “Black & White,” Mixed Race Riots and Questlove on Trayvon Martin
Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday and I have three meltingpot items to share in this week’s round-up. So, let’s get to it. 1) Kevin Costner and Olivia Spencer are getting ready to start filming on a new movie called Black and White. The film is about a custody battle between the grandparents – Costner and…
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Trayvon Martin Deserves More
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It is with such a heavy heart that I write this morning. I am still stunned by the jury’s decision to let George Zimmerman walk away a free man. I want to understand the legal process that makes the jury’s decision sound reasonable but I simply cannot wrap my mind around it.…
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Talking About Trayvon Martin with My Sons
Hi Meltingpot Readers, I know some of you don’t live in the United States, but still you’re probably aware that all eyes are on a particular courtroom in Sanford, Florida right now. Newspapers, social media, the nightly news and everybody’s grandma is talking about the Zimmerman trial as the lawyers wrap up their closing arguments…
