by Jorge G. Zavala
Creative Director
Sandra Angel
Le Prestige du Monde Photographer
Creative Director
Sandra Angel
Le Prestige du Monde Photographer
Chicago - The family of Trayvon Martin, the young man shot to death in Florida by George Zimmerman, met with Reverend Jesse Jackson and members of the press at the Rainbow PUSH National headquarters in Hyde Park.
Tracy and Sybrina Martin seek justice for their son. “We are the voice of Trayvon Martin,” Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton Martin said.
“He’s not here to speak for himself so we as his parents have decided instead of sitting back and not doing anything, this is what we have decided to do, to help our community and to help other parents.”
As she spoke about her son, Fulton also mentioned her family’s Justice for Trayvon Foundation, which helps teens identify signs of racial profiling. She also called on Congress to amend Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which allows a person in fear of bodily harm to use force, particularly deadly force, in the face of a perceived threat.
The unarmed Martin was allegedly killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla. on Feb. 26, sparking nationwide protest and cries of injustice against African Americans and people of color.
Zimmerman, who is awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge, has claimed self-defense and said he only fired because Trayvon Martin attacked him.
By law, the Florida-based county’s morgue couldn’t let the elder Martin see the body. Instead, he was forced to identify his son by gruesome crime scene photos.
“As any of you know as parents, or family members of slain victims, to look at a crime scene photo, it’s very disturbing,” Tracy Martin said.
“...That was certainly very disturbing to just see that picture of my son on the ground dead. That will be ingrained in my memory for the rest of my life.”
Jackson said it’s time to “stop the killing,” pointing out that nearly 30,000 people in the country die from gun violence each year.
He also addressed recent reports that showed Trayvon Martin had trace amounts of marijuana in his system, saying it had nothing to do with his death.
"I urge all parents, whether brown, white, or black, to teach their children about their right to live freely and without hate," Tracy Martin told Le Prestige. "No one should have to live in fear of civilian or police abuse and brutality."
Tracy and Sybrina Martin seek justice for their son. “We are the voice of Trayvon Martin,” Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton Martin said.
“He’s not here to speak for himself so we as his parents have decided instead of sitting back and not doing anything, this is what we have decided to do, to help our community and to help other parents.”
As she spoke about her son, Fulton also mentioned her family’s Justice for Trayvon Foundation, which helps teens identify signs of racial profiling. She also called on Congress to amend Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which allows a person in fear of bodily harm to use force, particularly deadly force, in the face of a perceived threat.
The unarmed Martin was allegedly killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla. on Feb. 26, sparking nationwide protest and cries of injustice against African Americans and people of color.
Zimmerman, who is awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge, has claimed self-defense and said he only fired because Trayvon Martin attacked him.
By law, the Florida-based county’s morgue couldn’t let the elder Martin see the body. Instead, he was forced to identify his son by gruesome crime scene photos.
“As any of you know as parents, or family members of slain victims, to look at a crime scene photo, it’s very disturbing,” Tracy Martin said.
“...That was certainly very disturbing to just see that picture of my son on the ground dead. That will be ingrained in my memory for the rest of my life.”
Jackson said it’s time to “stop the killing,” pointing out that nearly 30,000 people in the country die from gun violence each year.
He also addressed recent reports that showed Trayvon Martin had trace amounts of marijuana in his system, saying it had nothing to do with his death.
"I urge all parents, whether brown, white, or black, to teach their children about their right to live freely and without hate," Tracy Martin told Le Prestige. "No one should have to live in fear of civilian or police abuse and brutality."
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