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(The Root) — Did you know that black people have joined the ranks of those using Twitter, the popular microblogging social media website? Twitter has been around for years, but recent press interest in “black Twitter,” as it is called, must mean that black folks are a bit tardy to the party. A “black Twitter”…

(The Root) — A week after facing heavy criticism from the black community for his initial comments on the George Zimmerman verdict, President Obama melted a few icy hearts by speaking more in-depth on the matter. In a press conference held earlier today, the president spoke candidly about what it’s like for young black men…

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A Tampa, Fla., woman who used stolen Social Security numbers to file fake returns has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after daring authorities on Facebook to catch her, the Daily Mail reports. Rashia Wilson, 27, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and being a felon in possession of a handgun,…

(The Root) — The Internet has seen its fair share of offensive Facebook pages and memes since the trial of George Zimmerman began. There have been Facebook pages featuring Photoshopped pictures of the body of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed teen whom Zimmerman was tried for killing; games featuring or based on both Trayvon and Zimmerman;…

(The Root) — Buzzfeed has been bringing quite a bit of color into its ranks lately, with folks such as Saeed Jones and Shani O. Hilton writing pieces like this one on the power of black Twitter. Twitter took notice of all the brown brilliance joining the crew when it was announced on Wednesday that…

(The Root) — For weeks, tensions over the George Zimmerman trial have run high and hot on Twitter, with users focusing extensively on the proceedings. indeed, the trial engulfed the whole of black Twitter: The No. 1 trending topic at The Chatterati has been something related to the trial since the verdict was handed down…

(The Root) — It’s been a wild, dramatic ride for Rachel Jeantel. Since hearing the beginning of the confrontation that took the life of her friend, Travon Martin, Jeantel became a reluctant witness for the prosecution in the trial of George Zimmerman, the man who killed Trayvon. When she testified, she was put through the…

(The Root) — Folks in the social media world really aren’t fans of juror B37 in the Zimmerman trial. The juror sat down for an interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN last night, speaking under condition of anonymity. She described the deliberation process and gave her feelings on George Zimmerman, calling him a man with…

(The Root) — “I am Trayvon Martin” has become the rallying cry since anger over the teen’s death arose, and even more so in the wake of the devastating verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. But some insist that not everyone is Trayvon; that some are more like George Zimmerman because they share the same…