Black Zimmerman Intern: "He's not racist"
buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin It was hard not to notice the sole African American person on the all white legal teams as the George Zimmerman murder trial unfolded. Channa Lloyd, 34, is the African American defense intern and law student who volunteered to assist. The first question she asked lead defense Attorney Mark O'Mara before volunteering her time was: "Is George Zimmerman a racist?" Sunday in an interview she told CNN's David Mattingly O'Mara said "no." With that response and she joined a legal team that defended one of the most controversial suspects in the millennium. The question is relevant because Zimmerman, of White and Hispanic racial mixture, shot and killed Trayvon Martin, a Black teen. Six jurors decided the case. None of them were Black. Throughout the criminal trial, the intern was seen assisting the defense, often handing over documents that likely contained research that she'd gathered to help vindicate t...