The Curious Case of George Zimmerman

George Zimmerman is a name that will live in infamy. The man who was acquitted of murder charges in the death of Trayvon Martin is the modern day O.J. Simpson. John Q. Public was convinced of their guilt. Yet, they are acquitted of high profile murders sending the public into a frenzy. The public is split on the…

Laws of the Land

I’ve mentioned this subject a couple of times on previous posts, but I feel it is necessary to talk about it again. Jim Crow laws. These laws were established to segregate whites from those they did not want to be around. Namely blacks and Mexicans. It was a social order until institutionalized segregation became legal…

The Movement: A Comparison of the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter

From the dawning of America, there have been movements. Social uprisings that call for an idealistic change. A revision to the social norm. A call to action. These past movements have been well documented. From the Civil War to the Vietnam protests, movements continue to be ingrained in the fabric of American history. Black Lives…