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." ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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

The Trayvon Martin story is not going to fade out of the media spotlight any time soon, but at least one cable news pundit thinks that the media is overhyping the case and engaging in widespread ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...