A memorial was dedicated to Martin at the Goldsboro Westside Historical Museum, a Black history museum in Sanford, in July 2013. He was buried in Dade-Memorial Park (North), in Miami. More than 1,000 people attended the viewing of his remains the day before his funeral, which was held on March 3 in Miami. The name Trayvon was tweeted more than two million times in the 30 days following the shooting. Martin's life was scrutinized by the media and bloggers. The governor of Florida appointed a task force to examine the state's self-defense laws. A national debate about racial profiling and 'stand your ground' laws ensued. Also in March, the media coverage surrounding Martin's death became the first story of 2012 to be featured more than the presidential race, which was underway at the time.
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An online petition calling for a full investigation and prosecution of Zimmerman garnered 2.2 million signatures. In March 2012, hundreds of students at his high school held a walkout in support of him. Krop High School in north Miami-Dade.įollowing Martin's death, rallies, marches, and protests were held across the nation. At the time of the shooting, Martin was a junior at Dr. He attended Miami Carol City High School in Miami Gardens for his freshman and sophomore years. Martin was born in Miami, Florida, and attended both Norland Middle School and Highland Oaks Middle School, in north Miami-Dade County, Florida.
After national media focused on the incident, Zimmerman was eventually charged and tried, but a jury acquitted him of second-degree murder and manslaughter in July 2013. The police said there was no evidence to refute his claim of self-defense, and Florida's stand your ground law prohibited them from arresting or charging him. He said he shot Martin in self-defense and was not charged at the time. Zimmerman was injured during the altercation with Martin.
Several minutes later, an altercation happened and Zimmerman fatally shot Martin in the chest. Zimmerman, a member of the community watch, saw Martin and reported him to the Sanford Police as suspicious. On the evening of February 26, Martin was walking back to the fiancée's house from a nearby convenience store. Martin had accompanied his father to visit his father's fiancée at her townhouse at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford. Album DescriptionTrayvon Benjamin Martin (Febru– February 26, 2012) was a 17-year-old African-American boy from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old Hispanic American. See More Your browser does not support the audio element. Less impressive is "I'm So Glad It's Summer Again," which is nothing more than a poor man's "Hot Fun in the Summertime." But this album's strengths by far outweigh its weaknesses, and One in a Million You is enthusiastically recommended to R&B lovers. "I Just Can't Stop Dancing" was meant to recall "Dance to the Music," a Sly & the Family Stone smash that Graham had played on in the late '60s - although the song is equally mindful of 1960s Motown and has an appealing personality of its own. This isn't to say that One in a Million You is devoid of up-tempo material one of the best things on the album is the very danceable and infectious "I Just Can't Stop Dancing." Nonetheless, the LP is best-known for its ballads. successfully released Graham's remake of "When We Get Married" (previously recorded by the Dreamlovers and the Intruders) as the follow-up single. And if anyone doubted that Graham's fans wanted to hear him doing a lot of romantic crooning, their fears were put to rest when this LP's sentimental title song became a major hit and Warner Bros. But when he launched a solo career with 1980s One in a Million You, the singer/electric bassist surprised the R&B world by emphasizing ballads. Buy the album Starting at $12.99Īs the leader of Graham Central Station, Larry Graham was responsible for some of the nastiest, grittiest, most gutbucket funk of the 1970s.
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