Tag: Trayvon Martin

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Why there were no local MLK speech celebrations

by:  Diane Benjamin Today the Pantagraph issued a “jeer” because no area towns held events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King “I have a dream” speech.  Maybe “why” deserves a look. Here’s a link to the written speech:  http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf Some parts you may not remember: We have also come  to this hallowed […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Making the News, Not Reporting It – Why Did the Networks Ignore the Facts?

By Editor-in-Chief on July 24, 2013 The February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin might never have happened if school officials in Miami-Dade County had not instituted an unofficial policy of treating crimes as school disciplinary infractions. Revelations that emerged from an internal affairs investigation explain why Martin was not arrested when caught at […]