Her experience has turned her into the outspoken activist she is today.
The parents of Black slain teens Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis have teamed up with Rev. Al Sharpton and radio entertainer Tom Joyner to lead a rally today against Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. Sharpton, president of the National Action Network, will lead a march on March 10 in Tallahassee beginning at 9:30 a.m. from the […]
Marissa Alexander, the 33-year-old battered mother entangled in an contentious gun-related trial in Florida, could be going to jail for life. The office of Florida State Attorney Angela Corey has confirmed that it will seek to give Marissa Alexander a 60-year prison sentence at her retrial this July for firing one shot at her abusive […]
Hoodies will be raised at rallies across the country today as communities gather to recognize A Day of Outrage and Remembrance for Trayvon Matin and Jordan Davis. Organized by the Stop Mass Incarceration Network, the national event marks the second anniversary of the killing of Trayvon Martin and comes eleven days after the mistrial of […]
Juror number eight, Creshuna Miles from the Michael Dunn trial broke her silence this week to CNN exclusively and claimed that race had nothing to do with Dunn’s attempted murder conviction after firing 10 shots into an SUV of young Black kids after a dispute over loud rap music. Even though juror number eight thinks […]
#YourLifeMatters is hosting the first ever Google Hangout on February 25 for young people on confronting stereotypes in the age of Trayvon Martin and Jordan…
Robin Roberts sat down with Jordan Davis’ parents on “Good Morning America” to chat about the controversial verdict and the jury from the Michael Dunn trial. Yes, Dunn was charged, but the jury could not come to one accord on the charge of first-degree murder, they only found him guilty of three counts of second-degree […]
Jordan Davis, the 17-year-old teenager shot and killed by Michael Dunn over loud music, would have turned 19 years old yesterday and many people are still trying to process his murder’s trial. Although Dunn was found guilty on four out of five charges — three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of shooting a […]
If anyone understands the pain that Jordan Davis’ parents are feeling at this moment, it’s Sybrina Fulton and Tracey Martin. The parents of Trayvon Martin offered their support to Lucia McBath and Ron Davis this weekend, who heard Michael Dunn’s verdict on the eve of what would have been their son’s 19th birthday. MUST READ: Michael […]
