This story is so tragic, and unjust that it is hard to even begin to write a review.

It reads like a "behind-the-scenes" special, where you know the episode well, but are now learning the personal bits that gives everything new meaning. This is by far the best book on power negotiation techniques. Frustrating. I watched it most days and was completely horrified by the details of the case. We need folk like you to keep reminding us that race is still very much, a problem in our country.

Keep fighting Tracy and Sybrina! We already prayed about it. If you want an inside look at how police stations and trials work, then you should pick up this book. The book takes us beyond the news cycle and familiar images to give the account that only his parents can offer: the story of the beautiful and complex child they lost, the cruel unresponsiveness of the police and the hostility of the legal system, and an inspiring … All in all a good read though of a terrible story.Reading this story, written by his parents, in their own words, with their first person recollections of events, from when they first heard the news through the trial itself, you can't help but acutely feel the injustice of this all over again. Trayvon’s name and legacy are powerful and needed in the current era of American racial justice, but it came at such a high price. The story was interesting with lots of informative information.

Despite what should have been an open and shut case of first degree murder, the authorities only detained Zimmerman for a short period of time and seemed to focus more of their attention on running background checks/drug and alcohol screens on TRAYVON--you know, the CHILD who had just been MURDERED. I was enlightened and stunned by the facts presented. 48 Laws of Power. Stand Your Ground is abused as a vile defense for murder. I finished the last sentence and simply stared at my kindle, then at the wall, and then back at my kindle. This book is very heartbreaking.

The man who wielded the gun wasn't looked into at all (and, later on when he WAS looked into, it was discovered that he had a long history of violence and assault charges). I watched it most days and was completely horrified by the details of the case. No matter your thoughts on tDon't usually write reviews but the recent verdict on Philando Castile inspired me to try to make sense of events like these and promote works like these to others. If you want an inside look at how police stations and trials work, then you should pick up this book. It is a heartbreaking read, and I keep putting it down because it pulls no punches, it walks you through what they said and heard as they accepted this horrible event and tried to move forward through it. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.

Several statements were repeated over and over. The shooter was quickly released, but Trayvon's parents fought to have him tried in a court of law: "Five years ago, a neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin as he was walking back to the residence he was staying at with his father. by Spiegel & Grau I can only empathize and give them kudos for standing up for their son and telling the story.

As an outsider it seemed to me that the American justice is completely broken. I have no words for the pain and suffering of his parents, Sybrina and Tracy, and his brother and family and friends. 0812997239 I thought I'd scream if I read one more time that a 17 year old was gunned down with only a box of skittles in his pocket while the killer went home to sleep in his own bed. Trayvon was a remarkable young man walking that fine line between boyhood and adulthood; he loved his parents, he loved his friends, and sure: he got into the usual teenage mischief (honestly, who hasn't?) Rest in Power eBook by Sybrina Fulton - 9780812997248 | Rakuten Kobo United States Read "Rest in Power The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin" by Sybrina Fulton available from Rakuten Kobo.

!Trayvon Martin certainly wasn't the first young, unarmed black man to be gunned down--and, sadly, he most likely will not be the last--but what sets his story apart is that his death became the catalyst for great social change and fights for injustice. The work the parents are doing now, in honor of their son, is so important. The book "Rest in Power" is a very moving and eye opening book, it takes you through the whole process of every little detail that goes on in the lives of the parents of Trayvonn Martin throughout their different perspectives. I had started reading this book as a NetGalley ARC and set it aside because I thought the parents were trying too hard to present their son as a saint. From the way the media covered the story, to the pathetic excuse of a trial, Trayvon was the one who was portrayed as the "thug", the "bad guy" despite being armed that fateful evening with nothing but a can of iced tea and a bag of skittles. I still cannot seem to grasp the verdict of Trayvon's case and many others similar - it's quite clear we have much work to do as a society (especially with topics such as gun control/violence & racial profiling). But even as I put it down, because it was just tooReading this story, written by his parents, in their own words, with their first person recollections of events, from when they first heard the news through the trial itself, you can't help but acutely feel the injustice of this all over again. What broke my heart most in this book is that Trayvon's mother Sybrina expected that verdict and held no hope for justice through the legal system.

Nothing happened until I got off my knees and started marching with my feet.” And that’s the role of the church. SNever having lost a child, I can't begin to understand what it would be like to share this experience with the Trayvon's parents. Six and a half years ago, Trayvon Martin was murdered - A 17 year old walking home in the rain on a Sunday night in late February, wearing a hoodie, with a bag of Skittles and a can of Arizona iced tea.

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