Trayvon Martin

Just 21 days after his 17th birthday nine years ago, Trayvon Martin was gunned down by a neighborhood watch volunteer on Feb. 26, 2012. He would have turned 26 today. Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, posted an emotional tweet Friday wishing her slain son a “happy heavenly birthday.” “You left this world but NEVER my HEART,” Fulton wrote. “Rest in POWER…

A portion of one Miami-Dade County road was renamed Thursday in honor of Trayvon Martin, whose death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in 2012 catalyzed a movement for racial justice. Officials, including County Commissioner Barbara Jordan and Mayor-elect Daniella Levine Cava, took part in the event renaming a section of Northeast 16th Avenue from Ives Dairy Road to 209th Street…

NBC 6’s Derrick Lewis has reaction from family members, including his mother and activist Sybrina Fulton, after the event Thursday.

 A Florida road will be named after a Black teenager whose death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in 2012 catalyzed a movement for racial justice. The Miami Herald reports Trayvon Martin’s name will be added to section of an avenue that leads to a high school he attended in Miami. Members of the Miami-Dade County Commission approved the motion unanimously this...

A portion of a Miami-Dade County roadway is being renamed in honor of Trayvon Martin. Miami-Dade Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday to rename a section of Northeast 16th Avenue from Ives Dairy Road to Northeast 209th Street to Trayvon Martin Avenue in honor of the teen. Martin was from Miami Gardens and visiting his father in Sanford when he was…

Benjamin Crump, attorney for the family of George Floyd, spoke out at the site where Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday to ask that Americans take a moment to remember the victims of police brutality, calling out the names of African Americans killed by police.

George Zimmerman has filed a lawsuit against two presidential candidates for defamation after they paid tribute to Trayvon Martin on what would have been Martin’s 25th birthday, the lawsuit alleges. In the lawsuit, Zimmerman says he was defamed by Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Elizabeth Warren for “political gain in misguided and malicious attempts to bolster their standings amongst...

December 31 always marks the end of the year, but in 2019, it marks the end of a decade. In Florida, the past 10 years were defined by horrific tragedies, natural disasters, historic court cases, iconic sports teams and the quintessential (and often bizarre) “Florida Man” story. Tears were shed, local activists strove to make national change, a banana was…

George Zimmerman, the ex-neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted at trial in the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012, is suing Martin’s parents, prosecutors and others claiming false evidence was used at the trial. The lawsuit, which was filed in Florida state court and seeks $100 million in damages, also claims defamation by Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump,…

Joe Biden, the current frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, once again came under criticism over the topic of race when Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey took issue with language Biden used at a Rainbow PUSH luncheon on Friday, NBC News reports. While discussing the need for criminal justice reform, Biden said people must continue to...

Scott Brown continued to hammer away at Democrat Jeanne Shaheen’s record in Washington as the incumbent repeatedly accused her Republican opponent of fear mongering during a debate in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race Tuesday.

School administrators are apologizing to a North Texas high school valedictorian who says her microphone was silenced when her graduation speech became political.

A North Texas valedictorian’s speech has gone viral after she says the school cut off her microphone during it.

A North Texas valedictorian’s speech has gone viral after she says the school cut off her microphone during it.

In an one-on-one interview, civil rights attroeny Ben Crump talks about the high-profile trials that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement, his continued fight for social justice and the South Florida mom he thinks should run for office.

The family of the woman shot and killed by an FHP trooper earlier this week spoke with NBC6 on Saturday, sending a clear message: they want answers.