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

The case has triggered national interest with pro-Martin rallies in cities from coast to coast. Martin's mother has moved to trademark two popular rallying cries, "I am Trayvon" and "Justice for ...

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.

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." ...

Now that the Trayvon Martin story has become a bona fide court case, the focus of the tale shifts from why George Zimmerman is free despite having committed homicide (lawful or otherwise) to what ...

Sean Hannity, who has had a unique role in the Trayvon Martin story, reacted to the charge of second degree murder today that George Zimmerman now pleads not guilty against, and seemed skeptical ...

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.

The civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who represented Trayvon Martin's family, said at a press conference Monday he would be representing the family of Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old who was ...

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.

As the Trayvon Martin case has become the Trayvon media circus, the signal-to-noise ratio in our national conversation has degraded. But we can turn things around, in large part by managing our ...

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 ...

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 ...