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Trayvon Martin’s Murder Sparks a Momentous Movement!
Today marks the one month anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin, a 17 year-old teenage boy, guilty of being only one thing, black.
As Spike Lee said best “America The Beautiful, A Country Where A Black Teenager Can Be Shot And Killed Coming From A 7-Eleven Buying A Ice Tea And A Bag Of Skittles.” Even though we can’t believe it, yes it happened and the lack of response of the Sanford police and district attorney, has caused countless celebrities, Twitter and Facebook accounts matched with rallies across the country all screaming justice for Trayvon!
I love to see a movement like this, truth be told instances surrounding the murder of Trayvon Martin happen all too often. The support of celebrities has been at an all -time high, among the many stars include: Spike Lee, Diddy, Will Smith, Amare Stoudamire, Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, Ludacris, Will Ferral, Wyclef Jean, and John Legend. BCG Celebrity Giver of the Year winner Holly Robinson Peete tweeted: “Had a terrible dream last night. My son was walking home from Starbucks (on a run for me) it’s raining, hoodie up-but he never makes it home.”
TV One reported that Taraji P. Henson has been very vocal about the case and expressed worries about her own son, writing on her Twitter page: “When I think about #TrayvonMartin I can not help but worry about my own son! I am so sad and angry right now! Have been all day actually. And what kind of MONSTER can look into the eyes of a child begging for his life and still shoot him in cold blood! #Icramtounderstand. JUSTICE NOW #TrayvonMartin. I gotta get outta here. This is a hard 1 for me……*real tears*”
“If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon,” President Barack Obama said at the White House Friday.
Over the weekend we saw several tweets stating that there was a brand new Trayvon Martin Foundation. As of this post we were unable to verify a true foundation that has been set up for Trayvon which is set to fight racism. As you know foundations often take time to form and as soon we get the information we’ll be sure to share. BCG was able to site a WePay donation page which has raised nearly $15,000.
Over the weekend thousands of Americans participated in the Millions Hoodie March across the nation, symbolic to show that Trayvon Martin can be anyone of use mistaken of conducting illegal activity. High school students formed protests and walked out of school, churches collected skittles which are to be mailed to the DA’s office to represent the skittles Trayvon was carrying when he was shot. Millions are donating tweets, wearing t-shirts and more to give back and speak up in honor of this senseless tragedy.
The international petition which sparked this outrage not to mention the scores of celebrity tweets have moved the U.S. Justice Department, the FBI, and the Florida state attorney’s office to each open up an investigation into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who was released without arrest after claiming public arrest.
The Rally!
African American Clergy and Civil Rights Leaders from around the country, Rev. Jesse Jackson, the NAACP, Michael Baisden, Central Florida Urban League, AME Ministerial Alliance, Students from Howard University, Bethune Cookman University, Florida A&M University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, University of Central Florida, the African American Student Union, National Pan-Hallenic Council, as well as concern citizens and the community will join Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant of the Empowerment Movement to Rally against the injustice of Trayvon Martin.
WHAT:
The rally will begin at 4:00pm on March 26, 2012 at Centennial Park located at 400 Park Ave in Sanford, Florida and they will march to Sanford City Hall (300 North Park Ave) where the City Commission will be held, a month after the victim was slain. Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin will speak, immediately following the rally at the Sanford City Council Meeting at 5p.m. The rally is being led by Pastor Jamal Bryant of the Empowerment Movement with support from local and national African American Clergy, Civil Rights organizations and leaders and the community. Protesters are asked to bring their voice and a bag of skittles in honor of Trayvon.
WHEN:
Monday, March 26, 2012 at 4p.m. (EDT)
WHERE:
Begins at Centennial Park (400 Park Ave.) at 4:00pm and then March to Sanford City Hall (300 North Park Ave., Sanford, FL.)
WHY:
Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant, the pastor of Empowerment Temple and President of the Empowerment Movement, vowed to “Shut down Florida” at a rally last week in Florida to demand justice for slain Miami-Dade teen Trayvon Martin. The organization is asking everyone to come out to rally in support of the Martin family.
The Empowerment Movement, is a faith based coalition of African American Clergy with initiatives that will bring together leaders of the faith based community of all denominations, designed to move the African American Community forward in social justice, politics, education and economics with the use of Christian principles. The organization’s involvement in the case is to rally for justice for Trayvon Martin and his family and other victims.
In addition, the Empowerment Movement has taken on a massive undertaking, with a goal to register one million voters on one day, Easter, April 8, 2012, by challenging every black church in the United States to register 20 people on that day. For more information visit: www.Empowermentmovement.org
BCG Remembers Trayvon Martin! #JusticeforTrayvon
