Trayvon Martin

In a surprise speech at the White House, Barack Obama makes the most personal comments on race of his presidency, saying that Trayvon Martin “could have been me”.

From New York to LA, thousands of protesters take to the streets to voice outrage over the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who was cleared of the murder of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.

A US jury acquits George Zimmerman over shooting dead unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, setting free a man who became a polarising symbol in the national debate on race and gun law.

It was the case that divided America: a young black man shot dead by a neighbourhood watch volunteer who pleaded self defence. Will George Zimmerman now be acquitted of murder?

The website used to bring the man accused of Trayvon Martin’s murder to court, launches in the UK with the aim of “radically changing” how the public influences those in power.

The parents of the murdered black American teenager Trayvon Martin have come to Britain to meet the family of Stephen Lawrence, and visit the spot where he was murdered in 1993.

George Zimmerman made a brief appearance on the stand at his bail hearing in Florida – as the judge agreed to set a $150,000 bond for him to get out of jail.

US prosecutors charge neighbourhood watch leader George Zimmerman with second-degree murder following the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida in February.

George Zimmerman, who shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, appears in court today to face charges of second degree murder. Now his lawyer says he is concerned about getting a fair trial.

Lawyers representing George Zimmerman, the man who shot unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, say they are dropping him – as a new announcement on the case is imminent.

Police at the centre of the Trayvon Martin case tell Channel 4 News “we do not condone unauthorised leaks” as the dead teenager’s mother says the disclosure are “designed to discredit her son”.

On the streets, and online: thousands of people across America are demanding justice for the black teenager shot dead in Florida, while the hoodie has become an unlikely symbol of protest.

US President Barack Obama vows to “get to the bottom” of the controversial killing in Florida of black teenager Trayvon Martin, telling the boy’s parents: “If I had a son he’d look like Trayvon.”