I want you to do yourself a favor.
When you take your hoodie off and change your profile picture from Arizona Iced Tea and Skittles, keep your commitment to social justice. Find ways to be involved when it’s not en vogue. The tragedy of Trayvon Martin cannot be lost if and when George Zimmerman is arrested, because a greater crime will be committed if all of the awareness and outrage simply dies down once this is not a trending topic anymore.
We’ve reached the one month mark since George Zimmerman stepped outside of his mind and snuffed out the 17-year-old’s future, but the fervor of activism is at an all-time high as rallies are popping up nationwide. Hoodie pictures are the phenomenon, tribute songs are being recorded and justice being demanded, but what happens tomorrow?
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