Kevin Powell

Manhood, Mental Illness and the Aurora Massacre

“How come all these crazies are white boys?” my white male friend Michael Cohen asked me via email in the aftermath of the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting....

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August 03, 2012
Suzan Shown Harjo

White Privilege

White privilege in America first stood for wealth advantage, the provenance of white men, no matter how amassed, deserved, shared or inbred. Among its prominent symbols are oil baron J.D....

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April 20, 2012

Trayvon Martin Case Another Example of Black and Native Communities Sharing Unfortunate Effects of Racial Profiling

Vincent Schilling
April 12, 2012
On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, as he returned from a nearby store where he had bought som...

Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder

ICTMN Staff
April 12, 2012
Special prosecutor Angela Corey during a press conference held at 6 p.m...

Reports: Zimmerman to be Charged in Trayvon Martin Shooting

ICTMN Staff
April 11, 2012
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin , 17, an unarmed teenager in Sanford, Florida in February will be charged according to CBS Ne...

Florida Teen’s Death Raises a Variety of Concerns

ICTMN Staff
March 20, 2012
Seminole County in Florida is in the national spotlight as news came from the Grand Jury, announcing it will investigate the death of an unarmed black teen that has caught the atte...

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