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  • Zimmerman – NCLR & Latinos Speak Out

    07/17/2013 12:16:12 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 58 replies
    LATINA ^ | 07/17/2013 | By Priscilla Rodriguez
    Nationwide, Latino groups and leaders, including civil rights group National Council de la Raza (NCLR), have taken to the streets and the halls of power to rally alongside the African American community against the acquittal of George Zimmerman. NCLR announced yesterday that it had joined the NAACP, National Urban League (NUL), National Action Network (NAN) and other civil rights organizations in asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to meet and discuss possible next steps to be taken by the U.S. Department of Justice following the verdict in the Zimmerman trial. “While we respect the legal process and the jury’s decision,...
  • Latino organizations dismiss George Zimmerman, question his ethnicity

    03/29/2012 10:46:15 AM PDT · by maggief · 124 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | 03/29/2012 | Caroline May
    The death of Trayvon Martin has sent racial shock-waves through the country, and while the focus has largely been on anger from the black community, the fact remains that the alleged shooter, currently in hiding from vigilante threats, is a self-described Hispanic man. But if George Zimmerman was hoping to find support in the Latino community, he should look elsewhere. “The Latino community joins the African-American community and other communities in condemning George Zimmerman as what he is – a murderer and a racist,” Roberto Lovato, co-founder of the online Latino advocacy organization Presente.org, told The Daily Caller. The group...