Trayvon Martin murder: Was Race a Factor?

On February 26, 17 year old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. The killing has since then blown up to the national stage, with millions of people speaking out against the murder of Trayvon. People are outraged because the shooter, Zimmerman, has not been arrested yet or detained by police and his excuse was that he did it in self defence. But, people are questioning this statement and whether or not Trayvon’s race had something to do with it.

On that day, Trayvon was walking back to his house in the neighborhood. Zimmerman spotted him and made a 911 call and said that Trayvon looked “suspicious”, and possibly using a racial slur and saying that “these ******* always get away”. He then chased Trayvon after Trayvon started to run away, even though Zimmerman was advised not to by the operator. Then there was a scuffle and a scream for help (apparently Trayvon) and then gunshots, the ones that killed Trayvon. Apparently, Trayvon was “suspicious” because he had a hoodie on low. But, many say it was because of that and the fact that he was an African American. He was stereotyped by George Zimmerman to be up to no good, even though he was unarmed and all he had was a pack of skittles and ice tea. The African-American community has spoken out and believe that this was a racial killing, and because that Zimmerman was white/hispanic, the cops and law enforcement let him go. To protest this, there will be a 1 million hoodie march in honor of Trayvon and to bring justice to the innocent teen.

~Ben Fei

The Race to Presidency

As you may have seen on t.v., the Republican Debates are a hot topic.  With every debate that goes on, it is still hard to see a clear winner.   Recently however it seems two candidates are shining the most, Mitt Romney and Herman Cain.  Herman Cain has won in the straw poll for Florida and Mitt Romney continues to wow people everywhere.   However, Michelle Bachman has been low with the voters.  Even though this may appear to be sad, some people only like Michelle Bachman for her iconic hairstyle.  In fact, many people in America have decided to try her famous hairstyle.

Other candidates are very low with the voters, too.  Some people have very little supporters and because of that, not everyone knows all the can“The Race to Presidency” didates names!  As American citizens, I believe the voters should take note of who is running and who is not.  I mean, I’m not even permitted to vote and I am up to date with all of the republican news.  The best part is, Saturday Night Live is a great way to catch up on all things government!  Many times they will do “spoofs” on the recent events happening in politics.  If you can’t watch the news, at least try to watch Saturday Night Live.To conclude, it is early in the race for presidency and their is not a clear winner so everyone should try and keep up on the political news.

~Janaia Skibitcky