Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, declares that she is ‘officially qualified’ to run for Miami-Dade office as demonstrators chant her sons name at protests across the country
- Sybrina Fulton announced on Twitter Monday that she was officially running for the Miami Dade County Commissioner District 1
- Trayvon’s death sparked national outrage and was the catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement
- Martin’s name has been recently shouted among others at protests around the country
- Her website lists transportation, economic opportunity and housing affordability as her top priorities
- Fulton, who worked as a county employee for 24 years, became full-time activist, making appearances on national television
The mother of Trayvon Martin, the black teen who was tragically gunned down and whose death sparked national outrage, has officially qualified her intent to run for local Florida office.
Sybrina Fulton announced on Twitter Monday that she was officially running for the Miami Dade County Commissioner District 1.
‘I’m officially qualified to run for Miami Dade County Commissioner District 1,’ she said in the tweet.
Sybrina Fulton announced on Twitter Monday that she was officially running for the Miami Dade County Commissioner District 1
‘At first I didn’t want to be the voice for Trayvon after he died,’ Fulton said in the 2019 clip. ‘But I decided, I have no choice. Now I am called to act and called to serve’
Last year on her website, Fulton shared a video declaring her intent to run for the position.
‘At first I didn’t want to be the voice for Trayvon after he died,’ Fulton said in the 2019 clip. ‘But I decided, I have no choice. Now I am called to act and called to serve.’
Trayvon’s death in 2012 sparked national outrage and was the catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement, fueling the ongoing national conversation on systemic racism.
Trayvon’s death sparked national outrage and was the catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement, fueling the ongoing national conversation on systemic racism. His killer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted on the grounds of Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law
Martin’s name has been recently shouted among others at protests around the country following the death’s of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police brutality and racism in America
Martin’s name has been recently shouted among others at protests around the country following the death’s of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police brutality and racism in America.
His killer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted on the grounds of Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law.
News of Zimmerman’s acquittal outraged many and led to protests across the United States.
Fulton, who worked as a county employee for 24 years, became full-time activist, making appearances on national television
The mother also campaigned for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election
Fulton, who worked as a county employee for 24 years, became full-time activist, making appearances on national television, campaigning for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election and starting a South Florida-based organization that aims to end ‘senseless gun violence.’
Her website lists transportation, economic opportunity and housing affordability as her top priorities.
But in addition to tackling gun violence, Fulton has said she plans on combatting growing crime in the district. She’s also concerned with issues pertaining to mental illness and the elderly.