
‘A Movement; Not A Moment’: Black Lives Matter Celebrates 11 Years
Melina Abdullah remembers exactly what her brother said as George Zimmerman was being tried for the murder of Trayvon Martin.
“He’s getting off and they’re giving him his gun back.”
Abdullah, like many, said she felt “jarred and outraged” following Zimmerman’s acquittal on July 13, 2013. It was a verdict that hit close to home.