#Black lives matter tweet rest in power series

'People can watch it and if they're affected by it, if what they see they feel is wrong, they can use their civic duty of voting to change the story. We can't sit back and let another term go by without going out, putting people in place that will make a change.'įurst said he hopes 'Rest in Power' will be a teaching tool. Martin hopes that viewers will who are outraged by violence will vote in November, 'putting people in place that are willing to listen and take action on the social injustices that are occurring across this country. And so we felt that, as parents, that we needed to tell the story of who Trayvon truly was.' It had nothing to do with him being a thug, and it had everything to do with racial profiling. 'This was a 17-year-old unarmed child on his way from the store, going home. 'As parents, we felt as though the story was watered down that was being told about Trayvon, who he truly was, and the perception that he was a thug,' Martin said. What made you want to go through with this project?' 'CBS This Morning' co-host Anthony Mason asked Martin, 'It cannot be easy to relive all of this. 'We actually are in place where we made a little progress with our previous administration, and so I think it's going to take the power of the people getting out voting to shift the dynamics of how African-American men and women are viewed in this country,' he said. We go from Trayvon to Trump, and we see the connective tissue to the last six years and how the political landscape has been thrown into mass chaos today.'Īsked about a recent Washington Post report which found that 70 percent of murder victims whose killers were never arrested were black, Tracy Martin said it shows how the scales of justice are imbalanced. 'So, we chronicled the birth of Black Lives Matter all the way to the 'whitelash,' the opposite-side reaction to that. 'Trayvon Martin's death gave birth to Black Lives Matter the verdict was when the hashtag was created,' she said.

#Black lives matter tweet rest in power series

So, what we found is extremely alarming, and I think it's not surprising that he turned on Dennis Warren and our producer, Mike Gasparro, and started stalking them.'ĬBS News reached out to George Zimmerman for comment but has not received an answer.Ĭo-director Julia Willoughby Nason said the series draws a direct line between the killing of Trayvon Martin and the rise of white nationalism in America. 'What I can say is that, it is alarming how unhinged this person is, and the fact that he is permitted to carry several firearms, rifles, shotguns, assault rifles and walk around with a bulletproof vest, after it's been proven that he killed an unarmed 17-year-old young man and also has abused several women who went to the police reporting those crimes. 'And we wanted to use the case to explore that backlash and understand how it's affecting our daily life now.įurst remarked he could say little about an ongoing investigation. 'I think the central thesis of our documentary is that Trayvon Martin's story ignited change in America, but also led to a backlash that we're currently experiencing in our politics,' said series co-director Jenner Furst. 'There are a lot of social injustices occurring in our communities, and the problem needs to be rectified,' he said. Zimmerman was later acquitted of murder, and the case drew attention to Florida's controversial 'Stand Your Ground' law, which permits the use of deadly force.Īppearing on 'CBS This Morning' Monday, Trayvon's father, Tracy Martin, explained why the series, 'Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story,' has such relevance six years after his son's death.

Trayvon Martin's father and filmmakers talk 'Rest in Power' 07:58Ī new documentary series explores the long-lasting consequences of the 2012 killing of teenager Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed and walking home in his Florida neighborhood when he was fatally shot by George Zimmerman.