Civil Rights Vs Civil Wrongs Part II

Students Make Trayvon Tribute, RW Media Attacks Increase, Congressman Kicked Out for Wearing Hoodie

As the furor over the Trayvon Martin tragedy grows and amplifies in the media, here's a moving and essential video from Howard University students, getting at the heart of the fear and racism that has made this case so poignant for them.

They stand and pose with skittles and hoodies on and tell the camera about themselves, asking "do I look suspicious?

"Statements like these are important because the hugeness of this story in the media has led the right wing to double down in their defense of institutional racism.    Read more

There is a Trayvon Martin Tribute video, It is just that I am not an experience blogger--not experienced enough to post it here, I am sorry--but it, like the truth is out there to be found.

I saw the CNN-HLN, how Congressman R. Rush was kick out. Personally, I found it rather interesting that he was kicked out by a Republican from Mississippi just after he announsed that he was going to quote from the Holy Bible--the Book of Malichi--So much for the Holiness of the Republican Party. So much for Mississippi being in the Bible Belt.

ALL THIS WHILE WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR JUSTICE--WE ARE WAITING FOR THE ARREST OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN.

 But In the meanwhile we can and must take action-->
 Dear Reader I am passing this on from MoveOn, because there is yet to be Justice

On Monday, I went to the Department of Justice in Washington to deliver more than 500,000 petition signatures calling for justice for Trayvon Martin.¹ I've never been more proud, and you all made it possible. 

But when I got back, I saw the beginnings of a smear campaign against Trayvon that made my heart ache yet again.² It took me back to that first sleepless night after I heard about Trayvon's death. 

That's because many of the smears against Trayvon's character are based on the same racial profiling that got him killed. Irresponsible members of the media like Geraldo Rivera³ are making the same unjustified assumption about Trayvon that George Zimmerman did the night he got out of his SUV with a loaded gun—that a young black man is automatically guilty of crime and wrongdoing. For his parents, it's like Trayvon's being victimized all over again.

So I got right back to my computer to write a letter to the editor of my newspaper to stand up for Trayvon and his family in the media. Letters to the editor are one of the most widely-read parts of the newspaper. They can reach a large, diverse audience, including public officials who monitor them closely to follow the public's views.

By acting together again, we can drown out the voices behind this hurtful and harmful smear campaign if all of us write letters saying that Trayvon Martin isn't dead because of his past, but because he was racially profiled, followed, and killed. This type of profiling has to stop if we're ever going to get justice for Trayvon or prevent this tragedy from happening again.

Don't let them make Trayvon a victim yet again. Write a letter to the editor of your paper.

Trayvon's mother said, "They killed my son, and now they're trying to kill his reputation."⁴ I can't imagine the burden of having to bury a son. But enduring attacks on his name at the same time? That's even more unbearable. 

There have been events for Trayvon like mine, as well as rallies and vigils all over the country in response to his death. But on top of being in the streets, we need every person who reads a newspaper or magazine or website to know Trayvon's story. We need them to know the real reason that he was killed: because of how he looked and what he was wearing.

I got involved because Trayvon reminded me of my own sons. This movement has grown because I wasn't the only person who could relate and who decided to raise their voice about this tragedy. Our voices are needed more than ever, as forces in the media try to distract us from the racial profiling that caused Trayvon's death with more racial profiling about his life.

Send a letter to the editor saying that no one should be profiled and suffer Trayvon's fate.

Thanks for standing up for justice.

Thanks for standing up for justice.

–Maria Roach

Unfortunately Trayvon Martin is too dead to defend himself. Not only did George Zimmerman MURDER --Steal the life of--this young man, but now George Zimmerman and his supporters are out to steal the reputation of this young man, as if merely stealing Trayvon Martin's life was not enough--THESE PARASITES WANT MORE--THEY WANT MORE--THEY WANT HIS REPUTATION--THEY ARE ENVIOUS OF THE MAN THAT HE WAS BECOMING. THESE SUMBAGS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO SUCCEED--UNITED STATES OF AMERICA--WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS--WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS--EVIL CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO SUCCEED--WE MUST BE TRAYVON MARTIN'S VOICE---FOR THE LOVE OF MERCY, FOR THE LOVE OF JUSTICE, FOR ALL THAT IS GOOD,HOLY AND RIGHT WITH THE U.S.A.; WE MUST BECOME TRAYVON MARTIN'S VOICE.