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June 24, 2013-Segment 1
We began the week with the high-profile trial of George Zimmerman, accused of second-degree murder in the shooting death last year of Trayvon Martin. We will contextualize the trial with regard to its implications about issues of race and racism in the U.S. Our guests include:Edward Wyckoff Williams, columnist, political analyst, and Contributing Editor toThe Root; Aura Bogado, who writes about racial justice, Native rights and immigration for The Nation; and Douglas Colbert, professor of Law at University of Maryland’s Carey School of Law.