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For the Mother of Trayvon Martin
For the Mother of Trayvon Martin

In keeping with our conversation on grief, I am reposting an essay I wrote for the mother of Trayvon Martin. Trayvon was killed on February 26, 2012. This article was

Why Suffering in Silence Doesn’t Work
Why Suffering in Silence Doesn’t Work

I worked in television news in the early part of my professional career. I interned for a television station while an undergraduate, and ended up getting hired full-time out of