The shooting of a young black man demonstrates how institutional and structural racism is still robust in the US.
Trayvon Martin was just beginning his life. Trayvon Martin was a son. He was a high school junior, with college to look forward to, a career and perhaps a family of his own.
Trayvon Martin was many things, but for George Zimmerman, he was just Black.
The teenager's race was enough to raise "suspicion" and trigger the neighbourhood watchman - who possessed no training or authority, except for his racist prerogatives - to murder an unarmed and frightened teenager running for his life.
On November 28, 2012, no other colour but his Blackness mattered - and his rush for safe haven was intercepted by Zimmerman, and the structurally entrenched demonisation of Black men codified in our laws, perpetuated by our police forces and subscribed to by our friends and colleagues, classmates and family members. Full story...
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Trayvon Martin was just beginning his life. Trayvon Martin was a son. He was a high school junior, with college to look forward to, a career and perhaps a family of his own.
Trayvon Martin was many things, but for George Zimmerman, he was just Black.
The teenager's race was enough to raise "suspicion" and trigger the neighbourhood watchman - who possessed no training or authority, except for his racist prerogatives - to murder an unarmed and frightened teenager running for his life.
On November 28, 2012, no other colour but his Blackness mattered - and his rush for safe haven was intercepted by Zimmerman, and the structurally entrenched demonisation of Black men codified in our laws, perpetuated by our police forces and subscribed to by our friends and colleagues, classmates and family members. Full story...
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