9 Things We Learned From Trayvon Martin’s Parents On The Breakfast Club
February 26, 2017 will mark the fifth year anniversary of the murder of Trayvon Martin at the hands of George Zimmerman. Talking about the death of a child is difficult for any loving parent, but Travyon’s parents Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton stopped by The Breakfast Club to do just that.
Speaking with the morning trio, Mr. Martin and Ms. Fulton touch on a range of subjects including George Zimmerman’s apology, why she chose to support Hillary Clinton, and possibly getting into the political world.
Here are the 10 things we learned from Trayvon Martin’s parents on The Breakfast Club.
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1. No Celebrity
Tracy was disappointed that DMX wanted to do the celebrity boxing match with George Zimmerman. He feels Zimmerman should be not be considered a celebrity.
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2. Forgiveness
Trayvon’s parents say that they’re still not at a place where they can forgive George Zimmerman for murdering their son. Can’t blame them.
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3. Cause & Effect
Trayvon Martin’s death has made them even more overprotective of their other children.
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4. Hillary Clinton
Ms. Fulton supported Hillary Clinton because she was the only candidate to reach out to them.
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5. Apology Not Accepted
Trayvon’s parents didn’t accept the apology that George Zimmerman gave at one of his bond hearings knowing it was only so he could get out of jail.
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6. Divorcee
Tracy says he doesn’t think their children didn’t know they were divorced until they were older. That says a lot about his involvement in their lives. Much props.
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7. Lemonade
Beyoncé’s people reached out to the family to get them involved in the Lemonade project.
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8. Jamie Foxx
While a lot of celebrities have reached out to the family, they say Jamie Foxx’s been there since day one and is always down to help with whatever function they do.
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9. Political Climate
They say they’re definitely interested in getting into politics because they know if they want change they have to get involved in it personally.
