KEEP HOPE ALIVE with REV. JESSE JACKSON
Guest Co-Host: Santita Jackson

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Let’s continue the conversation about Trayvon Martin...

This past week we witnessed what many concluded was the dramatic high water mark in this case: the arrest and charging of George Zimmerman with the second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin...

However, what most saw as a “touchdown”, was really a “first down” in the long march toward the “touchdown” of justice...

But now there arises the question as to whether Zimmerman will go to trial at all...

The possibility exists that the controversial “Stand Your Ground” law could give him immunity and set him free...

Or, should he be prosecuted with the full weight of the second-degree murder charges, he could face life in prison...

What will happen?

What should we do with the “Stand Your Ground” laws? What about assault weapons? Should the ban go back into effect?

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Let’s talk about this with a fascinating array of guests:
MARTIN Family Atty. Benjamin Crump...
Florida Cong. Frederica Wilson...
Van Jones, noted activist, co-founder of REBUILD THE DREAM and the author of the just-released book of the same name...
LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW Exec. Dir., Atty. Barbara Arnwine...
Dr. Khalil Muhammad, Dir., SCHOMBERG CENTER for RESEARCH in BLACK CULTURE...
Emmy Award winning producer, documentarian and best-selling author, Danny Schechter...