trayvon martin

Welcome to Part 2!

If you have not  listened to Part 1, I highly recommended going to our last episode so you know where we are in the Trayvon Murder Trial.

 On February 26, 2016 Trayvon Benjamin Martin was shot and killed minutes away from his current place of residence by George Zimmerman. In this episode we will be going through the State’s and the Defense’s witness list and closing arguments, then of course the aftermath of the verdict. 

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This case was the beginning of the BLM movement and this trial only happened because of the people. On February 26, 2016 Trayvon Benjamin Martin was shot and killed minutes away from his current place of residence by George Zimmerman. Because of Florida’s weird law “stand your ground,” George Zimmerman would not have ever had any charges against him. It was only because of the marches filled with thousands and Attorney Benjamin Crump. The actual trial blows my mind, like how are some of these things not a constitutional violation? 

Join us next week for part 2 of the murder of Trayvon Martin.
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George Zimmerman and Kyle Rittenhouse are just two of several examples the fake news uses to show that Stand your Ground laws are a threat to public safety.

We examine four times they have come up and might even have worked, but did not. 

Renisha McBride  Brennan Walker

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Trayvon Martin’s hoodie was never supposed to end up in an exhibit on Reconstruction at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. But then the 17-year-old boy was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida, by a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, while carrying nothing but a cell phone, a pack of Skittles, and a can of iced tea. 

Kidada Williams, a history professor at Wayne State University tells Trymaine Lee that she sees a clear through line between Reconstruction and Trayvon Martin. “The way he was targeted for minding his own business, the way he was demonized, and in some cases blamed for his own [death] is very consistent with what happened during Reconstruction,” she explains.

Like Emmett Till before him, Trayvon’s story galvanized a people and changed a nation. Protests sprang up across the country as the story gained traction, helped in large part by Trymaine Lee’s reporting. A generation of young people became activists, and the phrase “Black Lives Matter” became a rallying cry.

But when Trayvon became a face of the movement, it came with a cost — born largely by those closest to Trayvon, like his dad, Tracy Martin. "I’m giving to society, but do society really understand what I've given up?” he asks. "We don't look to bury our kids. We don't look to eulogize them or try to define what their legacy is to be. And during that process, man, it just, it really tears you up.” 

(Original release date: February 24, 2022)

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For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica.

For More: 

• Reconstructed: Birth of a Black Nation
• Reconstructed: In Search of the Promised Land
• Reconstructed: Keep the Faith, Baby

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More than ten years ago, Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teen, was fatally shot in a gated neighborhood in Florida while on his way back to their home from a local convenience store. Martin's death -- and his shooter's acquittal -- would go on to spark a new generation of protests and global attention on police and citizen violence against Black people. 

In the wake of this renewed energy around anti-Black racism, a coalition of racial justice organizations like The Black Lives Matter Network, Dream Defenders, and Black Youth Project sprouted all over the country, signaling a new era of Black organizing. These groups helped lay down the groundwork for the massive and enduring protests that erupted in Ferguson, Mo., in the days and months after Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed Black teenager, was killed by a white police officer on August 9, 2014. 

Within this larger movement for Black lives, the fathers of countless slain Black boys rose up to lead the cause. On this episode of Into America, host Trymaine Lee speaks with Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin’s dad, along with Michael Brown Sr., and Jacob Blake Sr. about the weight of Black fatherhood amid a global fight for Black life.

For a transcript, please visit msnbc.com/intoamerica. 

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Further Listening: 

• Reconstructed: The Book of Trayvon
• After George Floyd
• Can You Hear Us Now: Juneteenth

From Rodney King, to OJ Simpson, to Trayvon Martin, to George Floyd, to Will Smith, black Americans, have been targeted to play the role of "The Golem" a mythical creature formed out of clay and animated with the spirit of breath, to do the bidding of it's kabbalistic creator. Once the Golem has achieved it's goal, it does not stop.  It cannot be stopped.  It can and will destroy everything.

Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests: 

• Ihor Hron, Post Commander, Post 40, Ukrainian American Veterans
• Mac Stipanovich, Attorney, NPA
• Sharon Calvert, Blogger, Eye on Tampa Bay, Republican
• Patrick Manteiga, Editor and Publisher, La Gaceta, Democrat

This week we discuss:

• We’ll look at how Russia’s invasion is viewed by the Ukrainian American community in Florida;
• Senator Rick Scott issues a platform for the Republican Party; 
• The legislative session is about to end...we’ll look at the new laws that are being passed; 
• And, it’s been ten years since Trayvon Martin was killed.

To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek

Trayvon Martin’s hoodie was never supposed to end up in an exhibit on Reconstruction at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. But then the 17-year-old boy was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida, by a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, while carrying nothing but a cell phone, a pack of Skittles, and a can of iced tea. 

Kidada Williams, a history professor at Wayne State University tells Trymaine Lee that she sees a clear through line between Reconstruction and Trayvon Martin. 

“The way he was targeted for minding his own business, the way he was demonized, and in some cases blamed for his own [death] is very consistent with what happened during Reconstruction,” she explains.

Like Emmett Till before him, Trayvon’s story galvanized a people and changed a nation. Protests sprang up across the country as the story gained traction, helped in large part by Trymaine Lee’s reporting. A generation of young people became activists, and when the man who killed Trayvon was acquitted, arguing he acted in self-defense, the phrase “Black Lives Matter” was born and became a rallying cry.

Without Trayvon, there would have been no groundwork for the uprisings in Ferguson after Michael Brown was killed, no global movement in place to fuel the protests for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. 

But when Trayvon became a face of the movement, it came with a cost — one that Tracy Martin, Trayvon’s father, knows too well. 

"I’m giving to society, but do society really understand what I've given up?” he asks. "We don't look to bury our kids. We don't look to eulogize them or try to define what their legacy is to be. And during that process, man, it just, it really tears you up.” 

For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica. 

Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at intoamerica@nbcuni.com.

Further Listening:

• Reconstructed: Birth of a Black Nation
• Reconstructed: In Search of the Promised Land
• Reconstructed: Keep the Faith, Baby

Looking back on 2021, it felt like maybe Black Americans got closer to knowing justice.In April, Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. And the day before Thanksgiving, three white men were found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.  

But 2021 wasn’t all about victories.  

Last month, a jury in Wisconsin cleared Kyle Rittenhouse of multiple homicide charges after he shot and killed two people at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. Rittenhouse, who says he brought a semi-automatic rifle to the protest to “protect property,” successfully argued that he fired his weapon in self-defense. 

On this episode of Into America, Trymaine Lee is joined by two of today’s most prominent civil rights leaders to explore whether Black people in this country can ever experience true justice. 

Reverend Al Sharpton, the founder of the National Action Network and host on MSNBC, says while there were setbacks, there was plenty to celebrate in 2021. “I think that we ought to mark those victories we get, so people will know we're not fighting alone.”

Attorney Ben Crump, who represented both families of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd this year, agrees. “We're continuously on this journey. We take sometimes some steps forward and then there are going to be steps back.” But the guilty verdicts this year, he says, "give us hope for America.”

For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica. 

Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at intoamerica@nbcuni.com.

Further Listening: 

• Into America: The Movement for Ahmaud Arbery
• Into America: A Verdict for Derek Chauvin
• Into America: After George Floyd, with Christopher Martin

Black Lives Matter what's not to get?   We still need prove that the BLM movement is still needed. Is the George Floyd  death an abnormally?

Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they final talk about Black Lives Matter. It's taken us 55 episodes to make this a specific topic. Maybe it should have been done sooner, maybe not. But after the recent events in this country, we are reminded of (not that we needed a reminder) of the importance of being able to understand the importance of being able to say "Black Lives Matter." The phrase has become divisive, but the sentiment is so important. It is necessary and it is a way to continue to remind ourselves of the work we have to do. Perhaps our conversation is messy, but these conversations often are.

Chicago community organizer and abolitionist Tynetta Hill-Muhammad grew up in Louisiana. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, as thousands of residents waited to be rescued, they watched police arrest, shoot, and in some cases kill residents seeking basic supplies from local stores. That was the only spark Hill-Muhammad needed to envision a safer world without police. After moving to Chicago, they encountered the work of Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100), a national, member-based organization of young Black organizers and activists dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all Black people. Today she’s the Chicago Chapter Organizer with BYP100, and works in organizing spaces across the city on initiatives around food sovereignty, transformative justice, and public health. 

Interviewer Andrea Hernandez began serving as a member of the Youth District Advisory Council when she was in high school. Now 20 years old, Hernandez is completing college coursework and pursuing plans to work as a Chicago Police Department officer. She credits YDAC for her growth and understanding of the importance of public and community safety.

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BYP100 Chicago Chapter: https://www.byp100.org/copy-of-new-page

Cathy Cohen: http://blackyouthproject.com/about-us/cathy-j-cohen/

16 Shots: The Police Shooting of Laquan McDonald:https://www.wbez.org/shows/16-shots/55c63c72-d518-4ad9-b5dc-dd0d841d79a7?gclid=Cj0KCQiAys2MBhDOARIsAFf1D1czFcyHIcOl_vyZ3g7m3Xl1kjbSeOGoRIaq7stbiDCAR6E7hfgGKz8aAq38EALw_wcB

Activists Want City to Cut Ties with ShotSpotter: 

https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/08/23/activists-want-city-to-cut-ties-with-shotspotter-but-chicago-police-already-extended-its-contract-two-more-years/

Paul sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Jonathan Capehart to talk about being black, gay, finding the gray, and the day when America was as close as it ever was to realizing its national ideals.

Jonathan Capehart is anchor of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” on MSNBC. He is also an opinion writer and editorial board member of The Washington Post, where he hosts the “Cape Up” podcast and anchors Washington Post Live’s “First Look,” and a commentator on “The PBS Newshour.”

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Guest: Jonathan Capehart
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