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[…] is necessary “to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm,” per NY Times. The law was the reason George Zimmerman was acquitted in the 2012 fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager. Florida’s “If you’re white/non-black and shoot a black guy we won’t arrest you” law (Stand Your Ground), which was adopted in 2005, […]

[…] visualized. It is a construct marked by black bodies that have born great cost from the Virginia tobacco fields, to the Mississippi rows of cotton. It is Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray and Mike Brown seen as grown men, and not as boys growing up by the police and the greater community. It is the fact […]

[…] like turn up the saturation. Let her blow up.” The “Everything, Everything” VIP reception was hosted by noted photographer Eunique Jones Gibson. In 2012, her “I am Trayvon Martin” photo campaign went viral and has since morphed into the black history photo movement, “Because of Them, We Can,” which depicts young black children as historical […]

[…] of the most influential voices in the #Black Lives Matter revolution. He’s unapologetically outspoken when it comes to creating awareness and tweeting about the taken lives of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Sandra Bland. “That’s not a controversy that’s just white supremacists pieces of garbage that are focused on being anti black,” said Williams “All […]

[…] wants to know why on the news they identify black people as black, and not white people as white,” Julie Wadler said. “She wants to know why Trayvon Martin was shot. She wants to know why Philando Castile was shot. Her father is black, and she wants to know, does she have to worry about […]

[…] law the man responsible for this horrendous and unjustifiable shooting.” In an earlier interview with CNN, Crump said the shooting “hearkens back” to shootings like that of Trayvon Martin and Ahmaud Arbery “where you had citizens profile and shoot our Black children and the police then let them go home and sleep in their beds […]

[…] case, as an African-American man and the nephew of a police officer, who is one of the hundreds of thousands of great officers serving this country. But Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Laquan McDonald, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile — this is also our reality.” “The racial profiling has to stop,” Sais Dwyane […]

[…] him.” The date seemed to go so well that CeCe was ready to plan another outing. OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: Watch First Full-Length Trailer for JAY-Z’s Trayvon Martin Docuseries ‘Rest in Power’ Omg @MalaysiaPargo you definitely know. He is definitely the one #BBWLA pic.twitter.com/4veJ0KDdD9 — BELIEBER (@AkeemOUCH) July 4, 2018 “I really had a […]

[…] The Benjamin Crump Equal Justice Now Awards are named for internationally recognized equal rights attorney Benjamin Crump. He served as counsel on cases such as George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, and Michael Brown. Mr. Crump is a significant collaborator with Equal Justice Now. Past honorees include Darrell D. Miller Esq., Jemele Hill, Judge Greg Mathis, Congresswoman […]

[…] valued than those of others. Obama has certainly not ignored the horrendous killings of Sterling and Castile, as he has other slayings of young blacks, such as Trayvon Martin. He has expressed agony over their deaths and the polarization and insensitivity to the lives of blacks. But this is not the same as personally visiting […]

[…] okay. I got to witness her blueprint of a character.” “One of the biggest differences for Sam,” Browning went on to say, “is five years ago when Trayvon Martin was murdered, that was a catalyst and changed all of us forever. That is in the film, and Sam now has that as a part of […]

[…] 4 Latinos and 28 percent of Asian-Americans surveyed yes to the same question.” The release of the findings come amid troubling times, with the high-profile deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray and Sandra Bland among a slew of tragedies that stemmed from encounters with law enforcement. The “Black Millennials in America” report conducted […]

[…] future for our children. We must do something NOW. We must speak up until we are heard and real, effective changes are made. Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Sean Bell … and unfortunately so many more. Hashtags are not enough. This must end now. […]

[…] Huey P Newton that people feared the most as he was able to intellectually navigate between the streets and college campuses. So, today tragic events from the Trayvon Martin murder to the murder of Freddie Gray have many young people embracing some of the teachings that my generation used to talk about in campus student […]

[…] are from communities of color.” Through its music, the orchestra has addressed several high profile social issues that challenge black life in America including the murder of Trayvon Martin and the death of Michael Brown at the hands of law enforcement. During their 10th Annual Season Finale, ICYOLA will premier Dickerson’s new piece, “This Is […]