Photo of the day: THREE FACES OF GRIEF at ERIC GARNER RALLY
August 23, 2014 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: "I can't breathe!", Amadou Diallo, chokehold victim, Eleanor Bumpers, Eric Garner, Esaw Garner, Ferguson, Ferguson Missouri, George Zimmerman, Gwenn Carr, Hans Von Rittern, Justice For Eric Garner Rally on Staten Island, Kadiatou Diallo, Michael Brown, Missouri's Michael Brown's mother, Nazi tactics, New York City, New York photo, Photo of the day, photography, police brutality, police shootings, Ramarley Graham, rev al sharpton, Staten Island, the old Jim Crow south, Trayvon Martin | Leave a comment
Photo of the day: MILLION YOUTH MARCH FOR TRAYVON MARTIN SEPT. 7 HARLEM
September 6, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: 125th Street, Adam Clayton Powell Street, Hans Von Rittern, Harlem, Manhattan, MILLION YOUTH MARCH FOR TRAYVON MARTIN SEPT. 7 HARLEM, New York City, New York photo, old African woman holding sign, Photo of the day, proud African face, The National Black Family Convention, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin rally | Leave a comment
Photo of the day: FOUR LETTER PROTEST STANDOFF
FUCK BXDA NYPD +PBA stands for: Fuck the Bronx District Attorney, the New York Police Department and the Policemen’s Benevolent Association.
A NYPD officer won’t be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed Bronx teen Ramarley Graham, a grand jury voted Wednesday met by the cheers of police officers in the courtroom while the family sat there in shock. This adds to the growing list of unarmed youths of color like Trayvon Martin, killed by the police or ‘police wannabe’s’.
ABC reports the jury decided there wasn’t enough evidence to re-indict officer Richard Haste in the death of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham. Haste had been indicted by a different grand jury last year, but a judge threw out that indictment, citing a ‘mistake’ by the assistant district attorney.
Cops chased Graham into his grandmother’s Bronx apartment in February of 2012. They did not have a warrant to enter the apartment.
Acting on incorrect information that Graham was carrying a gun, Haste shot and killed the teen while he was attempting to flush marijuana down the toilet.
The family of the slain teen was quick to condemn the jury’s decision and headed down the Grand Concourse in The Bronx yesterday.
One lone protestor decided to take matters into her own hands and stood defiantly at in the intersection of 149th Street and Grand Concourse, not letting the busy rush hour traffic or police cars move. When she felt her stance, defiance and message had been heard loud and clear – she moved on.
August 9, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: "We thought he had a gun.", Bronx District Attorney, Constance Malcolm, four letter words, Grand Concourse, Hans Von Rittern, hate crime, Manhattan, New York News, New York photo, New York Police, New York Police Department, Photo of the day, police protest, politics, Ramarley Graham, Ramarley Graham Protest, Richard Haste, Richard Haste Manslaughter, Richard Haste Not Guilty, Richard Haste Not Indicted, Richard Haste Ramarley Graham, Stop And Frisk, stopping traffic, the Bronx, the Policemen's Benevolent Association, Trayvon Martin, york police department | Leave a comment
Photo of the day: A NOD AND THUMBS UP FROM JAY-Z AND SYBRINA MARTIN-FULTON!
Sybrina Fulton thanked the crowd profusely with a shaking voice as her eyes teared up. “Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart, I will not disappoint you.” “Trayvon is not here to speak for himself,” Sybrina Fulton began. “Trayvon was no burglar,” Sybrina said. “George Zimmerman started the fight, and George Zimmerman ended the fight.” She was refusing to be lost in her own hurt and she urged others not to allow themselves to give way to anger. She said she wanted their voices to be heard, but to be effective they had to stay true to what has been her unwavering approach amidst the outrage. “Peaceful.” She said rather than railing, she and those working with her will be planning, carefully divining the most effective course. “I feel nobody is hurting more than me and my family,” she said. “So please, follow us. Let us lead you.” Her goal was clear: “So we change some of these laws.” “My son died without knowing who killed him. He died without knowing who his murderer was.”
The rally began and ended in all joining hands in prayer. I took so many photos and have so little time to edit them all thoroughly, but here are a few to capture to moment. Afterwards it was like a large peace rally, all displaying their signs and messages. Many of those I will blog about in days to come.
July 21, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: #B37 BULLIED THE JURY, 100-City “Justice for Trayvon” vigils, al sharpton, anti-Florida, Beyonce, Beyonce and Jay-Z, congressman Charles Rangel, Fulton's attorney Benjamin Crump, Hans Von Rittern, Jahvaris Martin, Jay-Z, Judge Greg Mathis, Manhattan, New York City, New York heatwave, New York photo, no concerts in Florida, One Police Plaza, Photo of the day, protest signs, rev al sharpton, Rev Michael A. Walrond Jr. of Harlem’s First Corinthian Baptist Church, Stand your ground law, Sybrina Fulton, Sybrina Martin-Fulton, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin rally, Trayvon Martin's mother | 4 Comments
Photo of the day: BEYONCE AND JAY-Z SHOW SUPPORT FOR TRAYVON MARTIN
July 20, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: 100-City “Justice for Trayvon” vigils, Beyonce, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Hans Von Rittern, Jay-Z, Manhattan, New York City, New York photo, One Police Square, rev al sharpton, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin rally | Leave a comment
Photo of the day: NOT GUILTY?! – RALLY FOR TRAYVON MARTIN TODAY AT YOUR LOCAL FEDERAL HALL!
Photo of the day:
NOT GUILTY?!
– Join the millions of Americans across the country today Saturday July 20, in front of your local Federal Building to show your support of the grave injustice of the murder of Trayvon Martin.
The “stand your ground law” is a red neck excuse for murder, this is not the era of Tombstone, Arizona of shoot first – ask questions later.
Join the civilized other Americans to show your love, outrage, peaceful support and brotherhood of this boy’s lost life.
Trayvon mother Sybrina Fulton will be at the New York rally – so will I !
Link to all the planned USA rallies: http://www.mhoodies.org/national_day_of_action_in_100_cities
TRAYVON’S PARENTS WILL BE IN NEW YORK CITY – http://nationalactionnetwork.net/press/the-mother-father-of-trayvon-martin-to-join-rev-al-sharpton-national-action-network-nan-for-the-100-city-%E2%80%9Cjustice-for-trayvon%E2%80%9D-vigils-in-front-of-federal-buildings-on-Saturday/
Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NYC vigil)
Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin (Sybrina Fulton will attend NAN’s pre-vigil rally and weekly live radio broadcast before attending the Noon NYC vigil)
Tracy Martin, Father of Trayvon Martin (Miami vigil)
Martin Luther King, III (Atlanta vigil)
& Hundreds of civil rights activists, elected officials, & community leaders
WHAT:
100-City “Justice for Trayvon” vigils
WHEN:
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2013 –
10:00 a.m.
Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver pre-vigil remarks at NAN’s weekly live radio broadcast and action rally. Sybrina Fulton will be in attendance
106 West 145th Street (at Malcolm X Blvd)
12:00 Noon EST
NEW YORK CITY
Federal Offices
1 Saint Andrews Plaza (Right next to 1 Police Plaza)
Sybrina and Jahvaris Fulton, Judge Greg Mathis, Kadiatou Diallo, Shianne Norman & others will
join Rev. Al Sharpton at this location
MIAMI, FLORIDA
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse
400 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33128
Tracy Martin will join NAN’s Southeast Regional Chairman at this location
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Martin Luther King, III will join NAN at this location
Richard B. Russell Federal Building
75 Spring St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
July 20, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: 100-City “Justice for Trayvon” vigils, Atlanta Georgia, current-events, Federal Hall, Hans Von Rittern, live radio broadcast, Manhattan, Martin Luther King, Miami Florida, New York City, new york city subway, New York photo, Occupy Wall Street, peaceful demonstration, Photo of the day, politics, prayer vigil, Re. Al Sharpton, rev al sharpton, Stand your ground law, subway graffiti, Sybrina Fulton, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin rally | Leave a comment
“Chicago”/Zimmerman-Omara song of the day: “WE BOTH REACHED FOR THE GUN!”
(Altered just slightly to fit the Trayvon Martin/Zimmerman case. Frightening how almost identical the two scenarios are. )
[REPORTERS]
Where’d you come from?
[OMARA (as George)]
Virginia
[REPORTERS]
And your parents?
[OMARA (as George)]
Middle class.
[REPORTERS]
Where are they now?
(OMARA (as George)]
Sanford, Florida.
[MARK OMARA]
But he was granted one more start
[OMARA (as George)]
Attending catholic school!
[REPORTERS]
When’d you get here?
[OMARA (as George)]
2003
[REPORTERS]
How old were you?
[OMARA (as George)]
Don’t remember
[REPORTERS]
Then what happened?
[OMARA (as George)]
I joined the neighborhood watch,
Convinced I would be a cop one day
[PRESS (spoken)]
A catholic boy! A cop wannabe!
oh, it’s too terrible. You poor, poor dear.
[REPORTERS]
Who’s Trayvon Martin?
[OMARA (as George)]
An unknown boy.
[REPORTERS]
Why’d you shoot him?
[OMARA (as George)]
I was suspicious.
[REPORTERS]
Was he angry?
[OMARA (as George)]
Like a madman
Still I said, “Trayvon, move along.”
[OMARA]
George knew that he was doin’ wrong.
[REPORTERS]
Then describe it.
[OMARA (as George)]
He came toward me.
[REPORTERS]
With a pistol?
[OMARA (as George)]
From my waistband.
[REPORTERS]
Did you fight him?
[OMARA (as George)]
Like a tiger.
[MARK OMARA]
Trayvon had strength and George had none.
[OMARA (as George)]
And yet we both reached for the gun
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes we both
Oh yes we both
Oh yes, we both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, we both reached for the gun
For the gun.
[OMARA AND REPORTERS]
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
For the gun.
[OMARA]
Understandable. understandable
Yes, it’s perfectly understandable
Defensible. Defensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It’s so defensible!
[REPORTERS]
How’re you feeling?
[OMARA (as George)]
Very frightened
[REPORTERS]
Are you sorry?
[GEORGE]
Are you kidding?
[REPORTERS]
What’s you’re statement?
[OMARA (as George)]
All I’d say is
Though my choo-choo jumped the track
I’d give my life to bring him back
[REPORTERS]
And?
[OMARA (as George)]
Stay away from
[REPORTERS]
What?
[OMARA (as George)]
Guns and skittles
[REPORTERS]
And?
[OMARA (as George)]
And the boys who
[REPORTERS]
What?
[OMARA (as George)]
Wear a hoodie who run
[REPORTERS]
And what?
[OMARA (as George)]
That’s the thought that
[REPORTERS]
Yeah?…
[OMARA (as George)]
Came upon me
[REPORTERS]
When?
[OMARA (as George)]
When we both reached for the gun!
[FLORIDA PRESS]
Understandable, understandable
[OMARA AND FLORIDA PRESS]
Yes, it’s perfectly understandable
Comprehensible, comprehensible
Not a bit reprehensible
It’s soooo defensible!
[OMARA (spoken)]
Let me
Hear it!
[REPORTERS]
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun
[OMARA (spoken)]
A little louder!
[REPORTERS]
For the Gun.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun, the gun,
[OMARA (spoken)]
Now you got it!
[REPORTERS]
The gun, the gun
Oh yes. They both reached
For the gun
For the gun.
[OMARA AND REPORTERS]
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
[OMARA]
Both reached for the…gun
[REPORTERS]
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Both reached for the gun.
July 17, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: "We both reached for the gun", 9/11, altered Chicago lyrics, Billy Flynn, blind jury, Chicago and Florida the same, Chicago movie, Chicago stand your ground law, fixed case, George Zimmerman, Hans Von Rittern, hoodie, laywers, Mark Omara, Musical 'chicago' lyrics, New York City, Photo of the day, Press coverage, racist, racist Florida, racist jury, racist trial, reporters, Roxie Hart, Sanford Florida, skittle, Trayvon Martin, trial is a joke, trial is fixed, wannabe cop, you can get away with murder, Zimerman trial a farce, zimmerman case | Leave a comment
Photo of the day: LOVE HAS NO COLOR (a poem)
July 16, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: 'What's the color of love?', American flag, Asian and black couple, biracial love, George Zimmerman, Hans Von Rittern, interacial love, KoolC, love has no color, love is colorblind, Love poem, Macy's Herald Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York photo, Photo of the day, poem of peace, Rachel Jeantal, teenagers in love, Trayvon Martin, young love | Leave a comment
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN’S “NOT GUILTY” VERDICT WAS BULLIED BY JUROR #B37 !
Go to CNN’S Anderson Cooper interview with her Monday 7-15-13 evening.
In only 1-½ days juror B37 has secured herself a book deal, claiming not because she “wants to profit from this”. . . and I am the pope! Her husband is a lawyer – HOW did she get on the jury?? She is also a right wing gun advocate and a proponent of the hideous Florida “stand your ground law.” One of the blind who firmly believes “race had nothing to do with it.” She claims she knows what happened that night. Listen to her words very, very carefully. The hesitations and voice say a lot more than what just her words say.
She is an older white woman, (very privileged white, doesn‘t need to work) to the point that she refers to blacks as “they” and “them” and felt sorry for the defense witness “poor Rachel Jeantel”. There was a huge racial and age gap: “She had just used ‘phrases’ I had never heard before.”
She told Anderson Cooper the jury entered the deliberation room 2 for manslaughter, 1 for second degree murder 2 likely guilty – but she was “convinced“ from the very beginning that “George” was innocent. “No doubt about it.” (It is also disturbingly cozy that she does not refer to the defendent as ‘the defendent’, ‘George Zimmerman’ or ‘Mr. Zimmerman’ – but as “George”). “We just couldn’t reach a verdict 3 to 3. So I worked so hard to go over the evidence again and again.” “Again and again“ translates as “bullied” for her right wing gun toting agenda! Remember she was the only one that was convinced from the start that ‘George’ was innocent. She was the alpha female in the group that swayed the jury to go her way, so she could write the book on how she fought to carry them to the light of the truth! BINGO = book deal 1-½ days later!
Of course towards the end of the interview, as all right wingers do, she threw in some required quivers in her voice and supposed tears. “I feel sorry for both of them.” BOTH. I say ‘supposed tears’ because her face was blacked out. When Anderson asked her why she didn‘t want to show her face, she said because wanted to be “cautious.” We know this about her: the woman has lived in the Sanford, Fla., area for 18 years and has two daughters – a 24-year-old pet groomer and a 27-year-old college student. During jury selection, she said she had been called for jury duty four times previously but never selected to sit on a case.
Never selected for a case – yet this one she seemingly was “perfect” for and swayed the whole case. If you are angry, if you feel this is as unjust and embarrassing as I do – direct your anger at her – JUROR #B37 !
PS – The case is also a sad confluence of bad things. Teenager Rachel Jeantel was interviewed on CNN’S Piers Morgan afterwards. To everyone’s surprise she IS a well spoken, intelligent (street smart) religious girl, respectful of her elders. Why sadly did Rachel not pull herself together and show herself as she was on Piers Morgan Monday night? Because she said she was angry, didn’t want to be incourt, couldn’t deal with Trayvon Martin’s death and is very afraid of death. How very, very sad that this young innocent boy lost his life due to such a “Chicago” (movie) like trial. The film, by the way, is based on a true 1924 story of Belva Gaertner and Beulah Annan. In all this time, almost ninety years later, it still rings true in America, get a more clever lawyer and you CAN get away with murder.
Juror #B37’s book, ‘George Zimmerman Is Innocent’ written with the assistance of her lawyer husband,
will be out later this year.
July 15, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: alpha female, Anderson Cooper, Belva Gaertner, Beulah Annan, book deal in 1-1/2 days, bully juror, CNN, Florida, George Zimmerman, Hans Von Rittern, Juror B37, movie "Chicago", not guilty verdict, Photo of the day, Pierce Morgan, Rachel Jeantal, racist Florida, rigged jury, right to carry guns, right wing, right wing agenda, Stand your ground law, travesty of justice, Trayvon Martin | Leave a comment
Photo of the day: GEORGE ZIMMERMAN “FUCKING PUNKS…THEY ALWAYS GET AWAY!”
The racist interview of Robert Zimmerman – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuzRK-mclzg
July 14, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: all woman jury blind, Aryan racists, CNN Pierce Morgan, defense of Zimerman, George Zimmerman, Hans Von Rittern, hoodie, Manhattan, New York City, not guilty verdict, Photo of the day, prosecution of Zimmerman, racist Florida, Robert Zimmerman brother, Shellie Zimmerman wife, skittles, supremists, travisty of justice, Trayvon Martin, trial testimony | Leave a comment