Disrespect and disregard, those are scars that run deep in the black community. Trayvon surely had those scars too, but now he's dead. His death being the ultimate disrespect, the ultimate disregard of what is supposed to be a basic God given right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
So when a mother of black teens tells us that she can't write about the death of Trayvon Martin we should ask "why?" Here's her reason, and they are not uncommon events she tells us of, for they are all too common, and they at times lead to tragic event such as with Trayvon Martin.
So when a mother of black teens tells us that she can't write about the death of Trayvon Martin we should ask "why?" Here's her reason, and they are not uncommon events she tells us of, for they are all too common, and they at times lead to tragic event such as with Trayvon Martin.