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February 26 will mark one year since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed by a gun wielded by self-appointed neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman after he saw Trayvon walking home from a 7-Eleven with a bag of Skittles and bottle of Arizona iced tea. Black children, youths, and families know first-hand that the killing of Black children by gun violence is not [...]

(USA Today) Tests on the gun used to kill Trayvon Martin show traces of George Zimmerman’s DNA but none that matches the teen, according to evidence released today by Florida prosecutors handling the case. The office of State Attorney Angela Corey released that report, along with previously reported witness statements, hundreds of photos of the gated community where the shooting [...]

Fox News’ Sean Hannity sat down in a recent interview with George Zimmerman, who has admitted to the shooting and murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman used the interview as an opportunity to provide his version of what happened in the critical moments leading up to the shooting. His lawyer was there by his side, and during the interview he [...]

  Thursday Grambling’s SGA and FSUB committee rallied a march, beginning at the flagpole and ended on the yard, to show their respect for the unsolved, unjust murder of Trayvon Martin. On Feb. 26, 17 the nation was captivated when Martin, a 17-year-old African American male, was wrongfully killed in Sanford, Fla. by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old bi-racial Latino and [...]

A NEWMecca Movement Production, shot by John “JayDex” Ledbetter. A video depicting Howard University men standing against racial profiling and the killing of Trayvon Martin in February 2012. More information on the efforts of the Howard Community to raise awareness can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/HUJusticeForTrayvonMartin/

“They’ve killed my son, now they want to kill his reputation.” This was said by Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin yesterday during a press conference in central Florida in response to the unearthing of Trayvon’s past. Now, there are some who are trying to hold Trayvon in a negative light. According to recent reports, Trayvon was suspended from [...]

Hampton University students gathered Thursday night to remember the life of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain. Marches and rallies have been organized around the country to vocalize opposition over how the 17-year-old’s case has been handled. George Zimmerman shot Martin as he walk through a gated community on Feb 26. Zimmerman has [...]

The students stood silently on the Howard University quad Thursday night and grasped red bags of Skittles high over their heads in memory of Trayvon Martin. Martin, a 17 year-old African American teen, was fatally shot in Sanford, Fla., last month by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who said he suspected Martin of mischief. Martin was unarmed, carrying a [...]

If you don’t know who Trayvon Martin is by now, then you may be shocked to hear about this tragic story. In a gated community by the name of Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida on February 26th, 17 year old Martin was gunned down by 28 year old George Zimmerman -a self appointed neighborhood watch man. Zimmerman initially made claims [...]

College students around Florida are rallying to demand the arrest of a neighborhood watch captain who shot an unarmed black teen last month. Students were rallying Monday in front of the Seminole County criminal courts building in Sanford, Fla., and on the campus of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. The Rev. Al Sharpton is also planning a rally for a [...]

A case involving the fatal shooting of an unarmed Florida teen, which has sparked outrage and calls for justice, is in the hands of the state attorney’s office. Police say Trayvon Martin, 17, was returning from the convenience store to his father’s home in Sanford, Florida. A neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, 28, saw the teen and called 911 to [...]