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Friday, March 23, 2012 Posted by: J. Dakar

NEWS: SANFORD POLICE CHIEF AND PROSECUTOR STEP DOWN IN TRAYVON MARTIN CASE + AL SHARPTON LEADS RALLY

On Thurs., March 22, Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte, Jr. held a news conference (and called for more frequent ones to regularly address the public) regarding the ongoing case involving the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee “temporarily” stepped down (VIEW VIDEO), citing his involvement as an apparent distraction and calling for the investigation process to “move forward swiftly and appropriately”: “I do this in the hopes of restoring some semblance of calm to a city which has been in turmoil for several weeks,” Lee said. Continue

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Friday, March 23, 2012 Posted by: J. Dakar

WHITE HOUSE: PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAKS ON TRAYVON MARTIN CASE + VIDEO

On Fri., March 23, while announcing his pick to lead the World Bank, President Barack Obama issued a personal statement on the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin:

When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids. I think every parent in America should be able to understand why it is absolutely imperative to investigate every aspect of this and that everybody pulls together – federal, state and local – to figure out exactly how this tragedy happened.

The president called on the nation to reflect on the tragedy saying, “I think all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how does something like this happen. And that means we examine the laws, the context for what happened, as well as the specifics of the incident.”

He also issued a message to Trayvon’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton: Continue

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Thursday, March 22, 2012 Posted by: J. Dakar

NEWS: CORONER RELEASES WHITNEY HOUSTON’S CAUSE OF DEATH and TOXICOLOGY REPORT

Whitney Houston’s cause of death has been determined to be accidental drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use, according to the Los Angeles County toxicology report, which was released on Thurs., March 22.

Houston, 48, was found submerged in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton Hotel room on Feb. 11 and pronounced dead at 3:55 PST. The toxicology report found that “Cocaine and metabolites were identified and were contributory to the death. Marijuana, Alprazolam (Xanax), Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) were identified but did not contribute to the death.” While the levels of each drug were omitted from the toxicology report, the information will be included in the final coroner report which will be released within two weeks.

Houston’s family had been informed of the findings before Thursday and issued the following statement: “We are saddened to learn of the toxicology results, although we are glad to now have closure.”

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Thursday, March 22, 2012 Posted by: CL CONTRIBUTORS

PHOTOS / VIDEO: ‘MILLION HOODIES’ MARCH HELD IN NYC SUPPORTING JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON MARTIN

( ABOVE IMAGES TAKEN BY: Mario Tama – GETTY IMAGES )

Outraged over the lack of an arrest in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, hundreds even thousands rallied in Union Square in A Million Hoodies March for Trayvon Martin NYC, including his parents.

“My heart is in pain, but to see the support of all of you really makes a difference,” Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s mother, told the crowd. “Our son is your son. This is not a black and white thing; this is a right and wrong thing,” she said. Trayvon’s father, Tracy Martin, added, “We’re not going to stop until we get justice. My son did not deserve to die.”

The march comes after a media (particularly social) firestorm elevated Trayvon Martin’s death to the masses with 1 million+ signatures calling for self-appointed neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman to be arrested and who described Trayvon as suspicious and wearing a dark hoodie or hooded sweatshirt. Many marchers wore hoodies and carried bags of Skittles in honor of Trayvon, who police discovered with a bag of the candy along with an iced tea after he was shot and killed. Zimmerman has yet to be charged, and numerous protests are scheduled to occur around the country.

CL’s EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS FROM THE RALLY/MARCH

Check out photos taken by CL founder/editor Angel Laws at the rally/march and stay tuned to @ConcreteLoop for the latest developments surrounding the case.

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