Trayvon Martin is said to have been getting skittles and tea from a service station before he died.
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In 2012, an unarmed Black teen was shot and killed in a gated Sanford, Fla. community, His name was Trayvon Martin and his death spurred the Black Lives Matter movement we know today. Former neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, who was, acquitted of second-degree murder charges in 2013, left the 17-year-old’s parents in mourning.
In the wake of his death, parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin have established The Trayvon Martin Foundation to stop gun violence and have teamed with Jay-Z to bring his memoir, “Rest In Power,” to the screen.
On the sixth anniversary of the teen’s death, glimpse six tweets that will encourage you to keep saying his name.
George Zimmerman Has Been Walking Free
OTD in 2012, #Trayvon Martin was shot & killed by neighborhood vigilante George Zimmerman who was acquitted of all charges related to the killing. For 6 yrs Trayvon has been confined to a dark Fla grave, & for 6 yrs George has been walking free, sleeping each night in his own bed pic.twitter.com/PvRHxqBjwQ
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) February 26, 2018
Donate In His Honor
Six years ago today, cowardice and hatred took the life of Trayvon Martin.
Please join me in honoring him by donating to the Trayvon Martin Foundation, committed to ending gun violence, supporting S.T.E.M. education for women and minorities, and more.https://t.co/nSpzXlhjna pic.twitter.com/I4U7PPVDw2
— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) February 26, 2018
America’s Wake Up Call Continues
February 26, 2012. Six years ago today Trayvon Martin was killed by a vigilante. That tragedy began a long wake up call for many in the country that still continues. May your name never die and your memory continue to inspire. Rest in Everlasting Power. pic.twitter.com/vpvYsMg8nH
— Phillip Atiba Goff (@DrPhilGoff) February 26, 2018
Nothing Has Changed Since Then
https://twitter.com/Cam29Jones/status/968130220787191808
Race Matters
If #TrayvonMartin was a white kid and George Zimmerman was told to stand down by the 911 operator before shooting him, Zimmerman would not be a free man today.
— Derenic Byrd (@DerenicByrd) February 26, 2018
Black Youth Don’t Get the Benefit of the Doubt
When 17 innocent white kids were murdered, not once did I hear anyone blame the white kids for there own murder but when an innocent black child is murdered, it's always the Black child's fault in one way or another. #TrayvonMartin pic.twitter.com/gN6TMKhJRG
— Derenic Byrd (@DerenicByrd) February 26, 2018
