On the evening of February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old unarmed black young man, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in the central Florida town of Sanford. Zimmerman, head of the neighborhood watch, dialed 911 because he thought the young man looked suspicious. He was told by a 911 operator not to pursue the young man and to wait until the police arrived. Zimmerman ignored the operator, pursued Martin, shot and killed him and no charges have been brought up against Zimmerman because local law enforcement agreed that he “acted in self defense.” Zimmerman described Martin as someone who looked like they were “up to no good,” even though Martin was unarmed and only carried a bag of candy and a drink. 

Saturday, March 24, 2012 - Greensboro, N.C.
We march to mourn Trayvon, to show his family that we are in solidarity with them in their pursuit for justice and to bring world attention to how our society devalues Black and Brown bodies. These types of injustices did not die with our ancestors, it is alive in 2012. We will not sit by quietly and allow these injustices to continue.