Trayvon Martin, Who Dreamt Of Being A Pilot, To Receive Honorary Aviation Degree

[kpete]

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Florida Memorial University, a historically black college, announced in a Facebook post Wednesday that the 17-year-old, who was gunned down by a neighborhood watchman in 2012, will receive a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical science with a concentration in flight education on May 13.

The degree will honor the “steps he took during his young life toward becoming a pilot.” His parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, will accept the degree on his behalf.

The university’s president, Roslyn Clark, said that awarding the posthumous degree is important for the school and noted that Fulton is an alumna of the HBCU.

“Of special significance is awarding posthumously the Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation to Trayvon Martin. Sybrina, our alum, epitomizes strength and dignity as she uplifts other victims of violence while effecting change for a more equal and just society,” Clark said in the press release.


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[Cha]

1. Awwww..

Excellent

[Docreed2003]

2. A beautiful tribute!

[Coventina]

3. That is a beautiful gesture!

This was news I needed to hear.

This is why I love DU.

Thanks for posting this, kpete!!

[heaven05]

4. woe, wow

nice gesture....but...... he'll never fly a plane...sorry just totally depressed that 20 million+ will lose their health insurance mainly minority and poor white, while the people who voted for this pile of shit bill will get to keep portions of ACA that protect them and their families. GOD!!!! What an openly hypocritical POS this nation has turned into.

[calimary]

6. And if our Dems don't make the most of this, especially that nice little Carve-out of Selfishness

for our lovely, thoughtful Congressional representatives, then they don't deserve to take over the House next year.

It's taken a WEE BIT of the edge off of yesterday's miserable news to hear multiple commentators noting that those party pics of all those republi-CONS taking a victory lap and smiling and celebrating will be popping up in campaign commercials galore next year. I hope so. It damn well BETTER happen that way.

I hope our Dems make good and VERY liberal use of these new gifts. Hang 'em around the GOP's collective throat like a nice necklace of anvils.

[heaven05]

10. yeah

I'm waiting to see if your suggestion is taken by our leaders in politics.

[Tiggeroshii]

5. The contrast between him, a model citizen and his killer

Is pretty stark... :/

[DK504]

7. The murderer that walked free.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. These assholes, they always get away.

Fucking punks.

[lunamagica]

9. K&R. Very moving tribute