What the Trayvon Martin Case Means for Black America

By Ameer Hasan Loggins

On July 19th 2013, I witnessed a Presidential speech that was foreign to my ears and eyes. I witnessed a President of the United States personally identify with the wrongful death of a Black male murdered in America, when President Barack Obama said, “Trayvon Martin could…

by Charisse Burden Ph.D. candidate, African American Studies, UC Berkeley

I’m sure hundreds, if not thousands, of blogs will weigh in on the Trayvon Martin case. There are many ways to approach, discuss, and analyze it, most of which are probably relevant and interesting. I want…

The recent Zimmerman verdict has led to righteous rage across America.  In cities across the nation including Oakland and Los Angeles, Black sisters and brothers have taken to the streets to reclaim their voice.  Black students throughout the state of California have responded to the Zimmerman trial by both…

Na’ilah Suad Nasir

July 2013

George Zimmerman is not guilty? As a scholar who studies identity, race, and African American youth I see this moment as continuous with the moments that African American youth report everyday. Moments where black young people are racialized in problematic ways by adults in schools,…

By Aya deLeon, Director of Poetry for the People, Department of African American Studies, UC Berkeley

Growing up in the 70s, most adults I knew remembered exactly where they were when they heard that JFK or MLK were shot.  In my life, I’ve never had one of those stories until…

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