All across our nation, the Trayvon Martin murder case has been sparking media attention. There is suddenly an overwhelming sense of support behind this poor victim and his family, in so many different ways.
In different cities, people are organizing marches where all of the participants wear their hoods up, as if to symbolize Trayvon Martin's last action. In Rochester, more than 1,000 people walked from the Liberty Pole to the Federal Building on Sunday, just to show their support for the case, for the mourning family, and to show that we are all in favor of justice being served.
Barack Obama was asked about the case; please watch his response below:
Obama is now being criticized for saying that if he had a son, the boy would look like Trayvon. Some have said that the President is implying that if Trayvon had been white, he would have not felt as much sympathy for him as he does right now. Personally, I think that people need to put their personal issues with Obama aside and focus on the task at hand: Trayvon Martin is dead. And the President was simply offering his condolensces to the Martin family, as well as implying that if Obama had a son, that boy could have died the same way Trayvon did.
The Miami Heat basketball players have also taken note of the tragedy. They posted a picture to Twitter with their hoods up, and their heads down, to honor and show support for Trayvon Martin. Martin's father commented on this and said that Trayvon was athletic and would have been touched by all of his role models knowing about him and honoring his life."These athletes are saying, 'It's not about who I am. It's about right and wrong. It's like everybody's taking notice.'" - Tracy Martin
way to include other famous people who noticed
ReplyDeleteI really liked your blog, and your right people need to focus on the fact that Trayvon is dead.
ReplyDeleteGood post. I like how you included famous people who reacted to the case. I also like the part on President Obama.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good blog. You brought in some of the ways people are helping and supporting this cause. And your right people should not focus on their personal issues, Trayvon is dead that is the most important thing.
ReplyDeleteGood post. you showed good information about the case and included alot of famous people including the president adressing the issue
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