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Op-Ed: On Trayvon Martin's birthday, we remember his life and why we fight for black lives
NBC "News" ^ | February 5, 2018 | by Patrisse Cullors

Posted on 02/06/2018 6:12:12 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

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To: Gay State Conservative

Post of the day. LOL!


81 posted on 02/06/2018 9:43:13 AM PST by Huntress ("Politicians exploit economic illiteracy." --Walter Williams)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Trayvon Martin was a teenage boy literally walking in his own neighborhood doing what most teenagers do: Wearing a hoodie, buying snacks and talking on his cell phone. His family and Trayvon would not know that his life would end that night because a white vigilante would be empowered by his own racist beliefs and murder a 17-year-old boy in cold blood."

Talk about living in an alternate reality.

82 posted on 02/06/2018 9:57:03 AM PST by mlo
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To: imardmd1

I knew I missed some details, thank you.


83 posted on 02/06/2018 10:02:11 AM PST by Maverick68
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

She looks like a really swell winner.


84 posted on 02/06/2018 10:52:39 AM PST by upchuck (Keep a sharp lookout. The best is yet to come.)
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To: jiggyboy

How many points do I get for not even clicking on the link to this in the forum?


85 posted on 02/06/2018 10:55:30 AM PST by upchuck (Keep a sharp lookout. The best is yet to come.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
We need to hold him in our memories.

You preach it sister. Travon... another thug gone forever, thousands more waiting.

86 posted on 02/06/2018 10:57:08 AM PST by upchuck (Keep a sharp lookout. The best is yet to come.)
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To: dforest

Celebrate BHM this February with the BLM Communion. The Body of Trayvon—Skittles. The Blood of Trayvon—Arizona Ice Tea.


87 posted on 02/06/2018 10:59:56 AM PST by VietVet876
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Trayvon’s death at the hands of white supremacist vigilante violence

If they want to blame someone for Martin's death, blame the principal of his Miami high school who covered up school crimes in order to keep Miami school district crime statistics down.

If the principal had reported Martin when burglary tools and stolen jewelry were found in his locker instead of having him suspended for a month, Martin would not have been sent to his father's house where he was free to roam the neighborhoods in his hoodie at night.

-PJ

88 posted on 02/06/2018 11:04:53 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Maverick68

I was not chiding, just reminiscing of the day that this controversy almost consumed FR’s political/activism arena, especially early on. At that time, there were not a few respondents defending Trayvon, before a detailed analysis emerged.


89 posted on 02/06/2018 11:31:08 AM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: Alas Babylon!

“OK, according to NBC, the following are facts:

—Trayvon was deliberately murdered.
—All Trayvon was doing was walking.
—Trayvon has been incarcerated, given a low wage job, given no job and has been over-policed.
—George Zimmermann singled him out ONLY because he was a black teenager.
—George Zimmermann is white.
—George Zimmermann was a vigilante.
—George Zimmermann committed a senseless attack.
—All white Americans fear blacks.
—Donald Trump—the current President of the United States—is a white supremacist.
—Donald Trump is eroding the US Constitution.
—After Charlottesville, Donald Trump defended racism.
—Civil rights is not enough. Something else stronger (not specified) must replace them.

This lies at the feet of NBC. By letting Cullors spew this, they have endorsed her spiel.

Do NOT—never, ever—watch NBC; boycott their sponsors!!!”

Blacks have been making up their history for a long time. There are entire college departments based on it. From blacks flying around the pyramids a thousand years ago, to being Kangs, to Beethoven and Cleopatra being black, whites stealing math, science, medicine, etc from black people. The history of St Trayvon is just another chapter.


90 posted on 02/06/2018 11:42:48 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (The first step in ending the war on white people is to recognize it exists.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Obama;s could be son wouldn’t be dead if he had not decided to beat the crap out of Zimmerman.


91 posted on 02/06/2018 1:15:02 PM PST by pacific_waters
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
It's Trayvon Martin's birthday? Good I'm celebrating George Zimmerman's life...😀
92 posted on 02/06/2018 3:21:46 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh heck yeeah. Purple drank for everyone.


93 posted on 02/06/2018 6:50:24 PM PST by Noamie
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