Nation Feb 25 Stand your ground laws proliferate after Trayvon spotlight By Curt Anderson, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Politics Feb 24 10 years after killing of Trayvon Martin, nation continues its reckoning on racial justice The killing of Trayvon Martin at the hands of a stranger still reverberates 10 years later -- in protest, in partisanship, in racial reckoning and reactionary response, in social justice and social media. By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press
Arts Jul 21 In writing about Trayvon Martin, this poet saw the history of systemic racism In crafting her elegy for Trayvon Martin, poet Claudia Rankine sought to draw on the larger narrative of “terrorization, violence and murder” that Black Americans have faced throughout history. By Courtney Vinopal
Politics May 20 Mother of Trayvon Martin announces run for local office The mother of the unarmed black teen who was shot dead by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida in has formally announced her candidacy to run for local office.
Poetry Feb 26 This poet imagines black victims of police violence ‘alive someplace better’ Danez Smith sees another life for the black victims of police violence: at last living in a world where blackness is celebrated and “everything/is a sanctuary & nothing is a gun.”… By Jennifer Hijazi
Dec 07 Watch 2:52 Poet reflects on America where ‘an angry man can shoot a teenager’ By PBS News Hour For Major Jackson, poetry is a vehicle of exploration. His poem "Stand Your Ground" responds to Florida's law that was famously invoked in the killing of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old boy. Jackson gives his Brief But Spectacular take on leaving… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 6:39 An author’s aspirations in the time of Obama and Trayvon By PBS News Hour In "Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching,” Mychal Denzel Smith discusses what it’s like growing up as a young black man in an era that saw the election of the first black president in America, as well as the… Continue watching
Aug 15 This poet worries about not being able to protect his son from violence By Mary Jo Brooks Poet Joseph LMS Green wrote the poem "Hands" as a reaction to police violence against young Black men and the helplessness he feels in protecting his young son from such situations. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 5:53 ‘Mothers of the Movement’ to end gun violence speak out By PBS News Hour The mothers of seven African-Americans to die in gun violence were to take the convention stage in Philadelphia in a national call for gun control and police retraining. One of them is Florida’s Lucia McBath, whose 17-year-old son Jordan Davis… Continue watching
Nov 25 Poet Rita Dove on what we learned from Nazi liberation, 70 years later By artsdesk "Liberation," a poetry collection released last month, highlights why the ideas of oppression and liberation are still urgently important today. Continue reading