Trayvon Martin shooting sparks questions of media dependence
By Cody Hibbard– A sensational story has swept across our nation in the past month. Turn on your television and it is next to impossible to avoid conversations about hoodies, hate crimes and voice analysis. On Feb. 26, 2012, an unarmed 17-year-old named Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old man [...]
By Caitlyn Crenshaw– Students, faculty and community members flooded the Bingham Humanities quad Monday, holding posters that read “Justice for Trayvon” and “What is a Black life worth?” The assembly was part of a walkout and rally to support and memorialize Trayvon Martin, a Florida teen killed over a month ago. National headlines have been [...]
Continue reading …By Kassie Roberts– On Monday afternoon, about 60 University of Louisville faculty, staff and students flooded the Bingham Humanities quad in a walkout to protest and rally for Trayvon Martin, a black teenager who was killed last week in Florida. Controversy surrounds the case on the fact that George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who [...]
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