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Jul 30, 2018 · A new documentary series explores the long-lasting consequences of the 2012 killing of teenager Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed and walking home in his Florida neighborhood when he was fatally...
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Feb 24, 2022 · Tracy Martin, father of Trayvon Martin, reflects on the killing of his son by George Zimmerman and the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement. He says he did not get justice for Trayvon, but he sees some progress toward social justice.
Feb 24, 2022 · The Black Lives Matter movement emerged amid anger over the acquittal of Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012 after Zimmerman assumed the black teen was a potential burglar.
Trayvon Benjamin Martin (February 5, 1995 – February 26, 2012) was a 17-year-old African-American from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida, by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic American. Martin had accompanied his father to visit his father's fiancée at her townhouse at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford.
Oct 23, 2020 · The senseless and tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin sent communities across the country into a frenzy, but no one felt the pain, anger and determination to seek justice more than his...
Apr 2, 2014 · Trayvon Martin was an unarmed American 17-year-old killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, sparking a national controversy. Updated: Jun 23, 2020. Photo: AP Photo/Martin Family...
Martin's father, Tracy Martin, called to file a Missing Persons report early on February 28, and police officers arrived at his fiancée's condo with photographs of his dead son about 9:20 a.m.
