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February 27, 2014

Rallies Mark 2-Year Anniversary of Trayvon Martin's Death 
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Wednesday marked the two-year anniversary of the death of "Trayvon
Martin", the unarmed African-American 17-year-old who was shot dead by
George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman's acquittal galvanized
the country on the issues of race and bias in the criminal justice
system. Rallies were held nationwide Wednesday to mark two years since
the killing, including here in New York City, in Harlem.

Man 1: "We are all Trayvon! All of us out here! Mothers; fathers;
sisters; grandfathers. All of us! So no matter who you are, what you are
doing or where you are going, if you believe in yourself, believe in him
too. Let this cause not go unaffected, let it go corrected."

Woman: "I have a 20-year-old and so many times, I have sat hurting just
because he wants to go outside."

Man 2: "Go ahead, Go ahead. Tell ’em…"

Woman: "Praying that my child will make it back. I can’t speak no
more."

The anniversary of Martin's death came less than two weeks after a jury
acquitted Michael Dunn of murder in the killing of another unarmed
African-American 17-year-old in Florida, Jordan Davis. Dunn faces at
least 60 years in prison after he was convicted of attempted murder for
shooting 10 times at a vehicle full of teenagers after a dispute over
loud rap music.

 

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