Excerpts from "Walking While Black: Justice for Trayvon Martin and My 'Suspicious' Black Boys...." Black Parents' Unspoken Code of Conduct or The Talk

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Miami Heat Players Stand up for Trayvon: Wearing Hoodie, They Bow Their Heads in Outrage

Prof. Clydewell's "Walking While Black: Justice for Trayvon Martin and My 'Suspicious' Black Boys - The Burden of Young Black Boys in America and the People Who Love Them" can be found on AmazonKindle. It is the first ebook published on the case.

The 1st Trayvon Martin Case ebook Released on March 18, 2012: A Tribute to 'Slimm' One Month After

Feb. 26, 2012 - March 26, 2012:  One month since the slaying of Trayvon Martin.  No arrest.  No charges have been brought against his shooter.

(Credit: ABCNews, Zimmerman's Orange County jail pic):  Unfortunately, Trayvon will be linked to George for ever!

Since that awful time in February, a month usually reserved for the celebration of Black History Month, many things have taken place.  Gov. Rick Scott appointed a new prosecutor to the case.  Veteran State Attorney Angela Corey will review all the evidence and try to disprove the self-defense claimed by George Zimmerman.  

Growing outrage, marches, prayers and protests over the fact that the gun-trotting killer has not been charged with the crime.

Prof. Clydewell has released the first ebook on the Martin Trayvon Case.  In this book, he argues why this case is important for the relaunch of the civil rights and how black parents should prepare their sons to face the world out there.  

Prof. Clydewell's "Walking While Black:  Justice for Trayvon Martin and My 'Suspicious' Black Boys - The Burden of Young Black Boys in America and the People Who Love Them" can be found on AmazonKindle.  It is the first ebook published on the case.  

How to Raise and Protect Black Boys in the US: The New ebook by Prof. Clydewell: Walking While Black: Trayvon Martin and My ‘Suspicious’ Black Boys - The Burden of Black Boys in America and the People Who Love Them"

This may be the first ebook on the struggle for justice for Trayvon Martin.  It is a documentary of the public outrage and the nightmarish obstacles to arrest a killer.
Book Review:

"Walking While Black: Trayvon Martin and My ‘Suspicious’ Black Boys - The Burden of Black Boys in America and the People Who Love Them" is a tribute to Trayvon Martin and all the black boys who got shot just for Walking While Black. As a father of black boys, I've had 'The Talk' with my sons and daughter. This talk has developed over the years and turned into a set of principles that all parents can apply to their own boy-raising situation. This ebook is a series of attempts at explaining the causes of the public outrage over the killing of the unarmed 17-year-old African American boy carrying back a purchased bag of skittles and a can of iced tea to surprise his stepbrother, his cry for his "mom, mom, mommy" on that dark and rainy night, his desperate howl for help when he was facing the barrel of his killer's 9mm handgun, and the ensuing response of the Sanford Fla. Police Department. Weeks after the killing and funeral, Trayvon's killer, claiming self-defense, remains a free man. Questions abound. From all over the country, people are signing a petition to have George Zimmerman arrested. Trayvon Martin's parents only want an arrest. Overcoming obstacles, they are determined to fight for an elusive justice."

The Power of Social Media: Social Media Sharers or Social Media Activists

All social media users are budding writers.  We write in order to share with our friends.  We share the things we like.  And all writers are activists.  We read and react.  We give our feedback.  We let others read our opinions on various topics.  We blog.  We write op-ed pieces.  We send tweets.  We facebook. We add our 15 cents on Google +.  We orgazine our stuff on Pinterest.  We try to connect with potential readers.  Sharing has become the new Salson.  Sharing occurs on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, Yahoo, Blogger, Tumblr, Typepad, and many other platforms.  We sign petitions on Change.org.  If you have not signed the new petition about Trayvon Martin's killing, join Change.org to sign up! As citizens, we have the right to know what our police departments are doing in very difficult cases, how they are handling them.  That's our freedom of information at work!  Our tax dollars that pay these officials are also at work.  That is the essence of our democracy after all.

All of us care about specific topics and subjects.  We learn from each other.  We get our info from our friends. Social Media has come of age.


A good kid with a life, lots of potential and parents who love him was gunned down.  That's the story I have been reading and which has provoked a huge public outrage.  http://standfortrayvonstandforjustice.blogspot.com.  It is time we stand against all senseless killings.  No killing or murders should be taken lightly.

I have been reading this ebook by Prof. Clydewell on the case too:  http://www.amazon.com/Walking-While-Black-Suspicious-ebook/dp/B007M6BMEI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332319314&sr=8-1

Michael Skolnik's GlobalGrind Article Shows the Power of Genuine Sharing via Social Media

Michael Skolnik, an editor of GlobalGrind.com asks White America and the rest of the world to sit up and pay attention to the Martin Case.  He clearly realizes that this case is not a black case.  It is more than that.  It is about the respect of all citizens of this great country, the right of each citizen to walk down his or her street to take care of his or her business without having to worry about whether someone will feel so threatened to have to resort to deadly force against you.

By writing and headlining his article "White People, You Will Never Look Suspicious Like Trayvon Martin," Mr. Skolnik uses reasoning and logic to appeal to a sense of outrage that the country, all citizens must feel, watching the consequences of racial profiling, hate-filled language, and gun power.

The following are excerpts of his article:

"I will never look suspicious to you. Even if I have a black hoodie, a pair of jeans and white sneakers on...in fact, that is what I wore yesterday...I still will never look suspicious. No matter how much the hoodie covers my face or how baggie my jeans are, I will never look out of place to you.  I will never watch a taxi cab pass me by to pick someone else up. I will never witness someone clutch their purse tightly against their body as they walk by me.  I won't have to worry about a police car following me for two miles, so they can "run my plates."  I will never have to pay before I eat. And I certainly will never get "stopped and frisked."  I will never look suspicious to you, because of one thing and one thing only.  The color of my skin.  I am white.

"So, I fight for Trayvon Martin.  I fight for Amadou Diallo.  I fight for Rodney King.  I fight for every young black man who looks "suspicious" to someone who thinks they have the right to take away their freedom to walk through their own neighborhood.  I fight against my own stereotypes and my own suspicions. I fight for people whose ancestors built this country, literally, and who are still treated like second class citizens.  Being quiet is not an option, for we have been too quiet for too long.

Read the whole article right here: http://globalgrind.com/node/828497#ixzz1pjjJKH6I


Such news causes us to want to share with our friends.  We want to interact with the events.  We are living in an interactive world.  Fighting for justice in the era of social media is being able to share the events of the day and the stories that baffle us.  A black boy described as suspicious and racially profiled was hunted down and gunned down by a mixed white/hispanic neighborhood watch captain who claims self-defense.  The black boy was walking down a street on his way back from a convenience store.  His killer is still free.  No charges are brought against him yet.  Yet!  The case will eventually go to a grand jury amidst startling revelations of evidence.  The FBI is watching and wants to review all the evidence.  Finally, there is a little of bit of hope for justice!

This week, another young man walked home and closed the door behind him in New York.  Two plainclothes police officers kicked their way into the African American young man's home and shot him.  Fortunately, a camera caught their actions. 

If you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything: Stand for Justice and our brothers' Civil Rights

Stand your ground for justice!  Stand for what's right always!  Act justly and love mercy.  Walk humbly before HIM!  God who sits in Heaven sees all of our actions.  He will be the final judge of all of our actions.

Let's bring his kingdom to all earthlings by working for the cause of justice.  Injustice to one is injustice to all.