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Related: About this forumAll because of a law.
Powerful words from Sybrina Fulton: No prom for Trayvon. No high school graduation for Trayvon. No college for Trayvon. No grandkids coming from Trayvon. All because of a law; a law that has prevented the person who shot and killed my son to be held accountable and to pay for this awful crime.
Sybrina Fulton addresses National Urban League
Published on Jul 26, 2013
The mother of Trayvon Martin makes a plea for the lives of teenagers in America. For more information, please visit:
http://www.newsworks.org/
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/07/26/news-of-the-day-9/
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All because of a law. (Original Post)
sheshe2
Jul 2013
OP
Needs to go viral. I hope that she and other mothers who lost their child to violence, are heard.
freshwest
Jul 2013
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Cha
(305,415 posts)1. Sybrina's message from her heart and soul is coming across
"the right way", she.
She's a magnificent speaker for Trayvon's Tribute to "Not Letting This Happen Again to Anyone Else's Kid".
"The Verdict Will Not Define Trayvon Martin." Bless her hurting heart, she.
BOG Mahalo, she~
Has strength and dignity.
Cha
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)3. Breakin' the law
In Soviet Russia, law breaks you!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. Needs to go viral. I hope that she and other mothers who lost their child to violence, are heard.
Instead of the loud voices that desecrate the memory of the dead in their own pride and fear.
sheshe2
(87,495 posts)5. Their voices are strong freshwest
and so many good people have joined them.
This cannot and will not fade away. We can drown out the voices that fear.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)6. With the power of love:
Good night, BOG!
sheshe2
(87,495 posts)7. Our Voices.
In introducing Fulton, National Urban League CEO Marc Morial said watching the trial of George Zimmerman left many "horrified." "The Urban League movement today wraps our arms around this family, wraps our arms around Ms. Fulton, send our prayers to her. She is the mother of all of our children today."
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"I think people also need to know that she is a mother, she's a mother in good standing. She's a black woman, she's a mother who is now trying to also reach out to everybody to make them aware of the fact that we're in a society that's supposed to be moving forward and we're moving backwards at a much more rapid pace than we are making progress." Dulan-Wilson attended Lincoln University and Temple University. Now retired, she is moving from New York to Philadelphia. She said the need for justice and equality in Florida and beyond "is more important now than ever."
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"I think people also need to know that she is a mother, she's a mother in good standing. She's a black woman, she's a mother who is now trying to also reach out to everybody to make them aware of the fact that we're in a society that's supposed to be moving forward and we're moving backwards at a much more rapid pace than we are making progress." Dulan-Wilson attended Lincoln University and Temple University. Now retired, she is moving from New York to Philadelphia. She said the need for justice and equality in Florida and beyond "is more important now than ever."
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/57784-sybrina-fulton-tells-philly-audience-of-losing-her-son-trayvon?linktype=hp_impact
Yes it does need to go Viral freshwest!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)9. Needs to be said, in the face of Z's attorneys suggesting they will smear them if they sue.
treestar
(82,383 posts)8. A stupid, misguided, dangerous law
The old wild west days are over.