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I thought this article was interesting because it shows how this is not a clear cut case. There are many different stories, and this article looks at most of them.

Hi, This just puts us in the search page of Lexis/Nexis. What you need to do is search for the story out in Google and post the actual link to it from there. Thanks! We'd really like to read this!

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0518/Latest-evidence-in-Trayvon-Martin-case-Does-it-help-George-Zimmerman-video Here is the link to the actual article.

I really like this article for all the different issues it brings up and how it connects to another case that went viral about a year or so ago. This is the case of Henry Louis Gates Jr (who, by the way, edits The Root, which I suggested you add to your news feeds. He is a famous (black) scholar and porfessor at Harvard Univeristy. He locked himself out of his house and had to break into it. He was arrested doing so and the (white) policeman did not allow him to retireve identification. Long story short, the policeman treated him like a criminal, the professor got indignant and things went from bad to worse. This incident went viral and was seen as a clasic case of racial profiling. It got so heated that the President of the United States had to bring Professor Gates and the Policeman to the White House to resolve the dispute over "a beer." Try interchanging races on this one--Would it end up at the White House? Anyway, This article compares what happened to Professor Gates to what happened to Trayvon Martin. Very interesting analysis. Thanks Zach!!

This story/video doesn't pertain to the Trayvon Martin case but I found it very interesting because it just goes to show that people of the African American race are followed more closely than those of the White race just like McIntosh described in her article. I feel that we could make some big connections between this case and the Trayvon Martin case along with racism throughout the world.

Similar to the Trayvon Martin case, a black boy is shot 3 times by a police officer for no apparent reason.

Not related to the case but a great video on the impact of appearances, so maybe could make some connections on skin color and appearances and stereotypes that go along with them

This is such an amazing study and video. For anyone who thinks things have changed, just watch the doll study that is replicated here from the 1950s! It makes me cry every time I watch this video. Hard not to when you see these little kids' faces.

I loved how she replicated the experiment, but sadly the numbers really haven't changed and my heart was breaking with the kids gave their reasons on why they chose they certain dolls they did for each question.

This is an excellent article with numerous links to other articles that trace the evolution of the Martin/Zimmerman case. It notes too that the Trayvon Martin Memorial has been removed. I find that strange. It has been preserved, but why remove it? This is a great article for up-to-date information and case development.

I found this article interesting because it can go both ways. The defense can be accused of desperately digging for "dirt" on Trayvon or the defense could have proved that Trayvon wasn't well behaved.

I really like this article becasue it puts into perspective how the US perceives gun laws and people's rights and how race becomes a factor in justice. It raises a lot of questions and I find it really interesting. Thanks for this!

Bias article about the case, favoring Zimmerman. Allows him to plea his case and apologize for what happened.

Goes well with the "What if George Zimmerman Were Black?" article

Jadyn, This is an excellent article that hits on so many issues having to do with race. Who gets to be "white," how do we define "white," does the color of the individuals involved in an altercation/homocide affect who is guilty or innocent? If you haven't chosen an article yet, I'd take a serious look at this one. I'd like to come back to this one for discussion or use it for the next section. Great job posting a complex article.

This is a very biased article from the conservative side of the case.

An Indian Reservation recently lost a court case against big alcohol companies trying to ban the beverages on the reservation. This has prompted a twitter movement in support of the reservation. The movement has been championed by rapper Lupe Fiasco.

This article is a very short article but I found it really interesting because it kind of goes along with the Border Patrol article that we just read. In the article it described how Border Patrol agents are trained to use lethal force and this news story puts that idea into plain view because no one truly knows what happened and if this was a case of racism or something else.

Nice Job Sarah--it also shows the continuing nature of the conversation on immigration--one that is at the forefront of politics in this election year.

Now here is a case where the school needs some diversity training!! Can you imagine sending a white girl home for wearing white tights! So complicated.

wow that is ridiculous!!! it shows how people are still incredibly racist.

This is not so much an article, but it gives you some different opinions and stories that I thought were interesting.

I do think this article has bias. It is a fairly conservative publication gloating about the witness statement and shaming other usually considered credible publications for how they have covered the statement. I find it interesting.