Tag: Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Martin: When Clothing Becomes Criminal

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Trayvon Martin. I can’t seem to stop thinking about him and neither can millions of people across the United States and around the world.  The President of the United States of America said, “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin,” the members of the Miami Heat, Marian Wright Edelman of the […]

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Lower Your Racial Expectations

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My day began at 5:15 a.m. though I set my alarm for 6 a.m. My attire had been preselected, my bag packed (which is to be interpreted purse) and I had visited the salon for an evening hair appointment the night before. There was no reason for me to be awake but, I was. I […]

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Trayvon Martin: Guilty By Reason of Stereotype

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Trayvon Martin. Though he was murdered on February 26, 2012 by a single gunshot to the chest, allegedly fired from a handgun owned by George Zimmerman, a self- appointed “neighborhood watch captain,” his name is seemingly everywhere. His name filled the streets of New York City’s Time Square at the “Million Hoodie March,”  on March 21. His name can be found on […]

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