Trayvon Martins Brother Graduates From College. Jahvaris Fulton,older brother of slain teen Trayvon Martin earned his degree from Florida International University (FIU). He now holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.Prior to graduating Jahvaris served as a congressional intern for Florida Representative Frederica Wilson. Wilson is a founder of 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, Fulton is also a member who would help to encourage at-risk teens in Miami-Dade schools to stay in school.
In the family photo both Jahvaris and his father Tracy Martin are celebrating Jahvaris accomplishments with all smiles.
Recently, Jahvaris and Trayvon’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, spoke on CNN’s Anderson Cooper show to highlight the wide breadth of miscommunication that exists between persons of color and white America. “It’s not happening to them, so they don’t quite get it,” she told Cooper in an interview that aired Friday. “They don’t quite understand. They think that it’s a small group of African Americans that’s complaining: ‘Oh, what are they complaining about now?’”
We all remember the tragic event that took place on February 26, 2012, in Sanford,Florida. George Zimmerman a 28 year old man fatally shot 17 year old Trayvon Martin. Trayvon was a high school student at the time. George Zimmerman was the neighborhood watch coordinator for the gated community where Martin was temporarily living and where the shooting took placets
I pray for the Martin family. Congratulations to Jahveris Martin! I am proud of this broths! That is a huge accomplishment, especially admist all he and his family have been through in the last few years. God bless them all!