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Trayvon's Mother Urges Involvement

Sybrina Fulton
January 21, 2022

Honoring King Via Zoom

Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old African-American male who was shot fatally in Sanford, Fla., nearly a decade ago, by George Zimmerman, would have turned 27 on February 5.

His mother, Sybrina Fulton, has mixed her grief with a steady stream of activism and has spoken throughout the nation, urging listeners to “not be part of the problem by their silence.”  Fulton was the virtual speaker for Alabama A&M University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance.

TrayvonShe especially cautioned younger people not to be content simply to “like” a thing on social media platforms.    The time calls for full participation, she noted, through voting, volunteering.  However, Fulton said there is still a role for the many social