July 18, 2013 -- The parents of Trayvon Martin felt "shock" and "disgust" when a Florida jury ruled Saturday night that George Zimmerman, 29, was found not guilty in the shooting death of their son.

Ever since the horrible case of Trayvon Martin’s shooting first broke, it’s been clear that was opening a Pandora’s Box of touchy subjects and hard questions for the nation.

George Zimmerman was patrolling the streets of a gated community in Sanford, Fla., on Feb. 26 when he spotted Martin, 17, and told a police dispatcher that a "black male" was acting "suspicious." ...

Crump has been dubbed "Black America's attorney general" by civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton. Here's what to know about ...

Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump champions justice in landmark cases, including Trayvon Martin and Breonna Taylor; a law ...

The gruesome fate of Florida teen Trayvon Martin went mostly under the radar since his killing in late February but led the news cycle today. On tonight's The Last Word, Lawrence O'Donnell spend a ...

O’Brien asked Tracy Martin for his reaction to reports that the senior investigator in Trayvon’s case had wanted to charge Zimmerman with manslaughter, but was overruled by the state’s attorney.

I am the grandmother of a 14-year-old biracial grandson. When I heard about the murder of Trayvon Martin, I was horrified. The first thought that entered my mind was that this could have been my ...

Martin, 17, was shot dead Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman, who found the teen suspicious, then pursued him against the suggestion of a 911 dispatcher.

Trayvon Martin's family asks DOJ to look into prosecutor's meeting. SANFORD, Fla. April 2, 2012 -- Enhanced video footage of George Zimmerman about 30 minutes after he shot Florida teenager ...

You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago.

Last weekend, CNN’s Howard Kurtz took issue with the dual role Rev. Al Sharpton is playing in the Trayvon Martin case. While he is an MSNBC anchor, Sharpton has also been an activist who “has ...