#trayvon

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Trayvon Martin should be turning 30 years old this week. As we honor his life, achievements, and joy, we send love to his family.

Trayvon Martin’s story reawakened a global civil rights movement under Black Lives Matter, uniting millions of us in the continued fight for racial justice. 

We remember him by the words of his mother, Sybrina Fulton: as a boy who was “a vessel that represents so many others;” a boy who sparked a movement; a boy who deserved to grow old.

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Trayvon Martin: the boy who sparked a movement. 

Twelve years ago today, Trayvon was killed at just 17 years old in Orlando, Florida. Coinciding with the rise of social media, the news of his death and his family’s search for justice crossed state and even country lines — reawakening a global civil rights movement under one name: #BlackLivesMatter.

Over a decade later, and we still unapologetically claim that Black lives matter. Black joy matters, Black art matters, Black stories matter, and Black votes matter. This country and this world would not be what it is today without the beauty and strength that Black people bring to it. 

Trayvon should still be here. Today and always, we remember him by the words of his mother, Sybrina Fulton: as a boy who was “a vessel that represents so many others;” a boy who sparked a movement; a boy who deserved to grow old.

[alumnimode]

Trayvon cover

[scorchrealmdj]

Happy Black History Month Music Lovers. #Life Hero #Trayvon Martin #ScorchRealmDJ #Day 26 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cad8h__MvJiTnixqnIzTRb26ixIZTiM7DpTkDM0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lovelyladyk88]

We will NEVER let you be forgotten! We will NEVER be silent! We will NEVER stop fighting! We WILL get you the justice that you deserve! This is for you and all of our brothers and sisters that have been taken from us so unfairly. Thank you for inspiring us to rise up. Rest on sweet angel. #Trayvon https://www.instagram.com/p/Cac8AP_OTPe/?utm_medium=tumblr

[theycallmeadot]

@djheron1 explaining Lamar Adot Thomas #Trayvon salute. https://www.instagram.com/p/bsV7zvE9RK/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kayprism]

Never forgot my #trayvon His name was #phillippannell he was 16 years old. This happened right before I went to college...a year after #exonerated5 were wrongfully imprisoned. #swipeleft for a bit of this story and why it keeps continuing. #whitesilencekills #blacklivesmatter #nothingnewunderthesun #weshallovercomesomeday https://www.instagram.com/p/CN0BbSqp50A/?igshid=8ckqup7zh2gx

[kayprism]

This was today's throwback for #trayvon There's been way too many since him. This was before the #blacklivesmatter hastag. This was a tragedy. A young teen going to a snack during halftime. And his violent killer still walks free.... Too many stories like this..TOO MANY. https://www.instagram.com/p/CM6PPFdpKvU/?igshid=12bj59gus1eor