In the wake of George Zimmerman’s acquittal, Trayvon Martin’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, are continuing their work to combat gun violence and inequalities in America.
Fulton and Martin are meeting with the National Bar Association as their annual conference in South Florida to discuss the justice system, voting rights and gun violence.
The association is the nation’s oldest and largest association of African-American lawyers and judges.
In a statement released after Zimmerman was acquitted of Trayvon’s death, National Bar Association President John E. Page stated: “The verdict says an unarmed college-bound Black teen can be profiled, stalked, confronted and killed by an armed neighborhood watchman with hollow tip point bullets. We express our heartfelt condolences to Trayvon Martin’s family on this tragic verdict. We also say ‘Enough is Enough — It is NOT OK to kill our youth.”
Later this week, Martin and Fulton will also speak during the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Kissimmee.
We’ll keep you updated on the latest.
SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel
