Walking While Black: A Parent’s Survival Rules in Trayvon Martin’s America

Community, History
African American, civil rights, Donald Watkins, George Zimmerman, justice, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Since George Zimmerman’s acquittal on all charges stemming from his fatal confrontation with unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin last year, Black American parents are holding their sons particularly tight. Continue reading →

May 4May 4 by Vickii Howell

Embracing The Lessons of Our History

Culture, Education
Birmingham, civil rights, crime, education, George Zimmerman, history, Trayvon Martin
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How are the death of Trayvon Martin, the Civil Rights Movement, Black history, crime and education connected? I’m not 100 percent sure, but I’m going to give it a shot, so bear with me please. Continue reading →