Uhh! Another black teen murdered in cold blood
With no justice I know it's cold Blood
Ain't nobody standing up for Us
It's time for Us to stand up for US
I ain't talkin' 'bout reacting in violence
And I ain't talkin' 'bout just sitting in silence
We gotta pull our resources together
They gotta see Us standing strong together
The Martin family can't stand alone
40 million strong is the reason I wrote the song
This should spark a new beginning for Blacks
Trayvon won't die in vain now that's a fact
And his killer will not go free
Cause we gone legally disturb your peace
We can't afford another Rodney King
Cause ain't nothin' changed since Rodney King
We want JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! (2x)
For TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! (2x)
Yeah! The truth is you don't know what this is
So be still till you know what this is
I got a hunch they pushin' for us to riot
See when you're angry it's hard to keep quiet
But don't buy it, keep your composure
Be wise intelligent soldiers
These people are severely wicked and quite clever
These new laws will have you put away forever
And I ain't tryin' to sound racist but,
They'd rather see us all dead or locked up
Not to mention it's election year
Connect this with that and we got something to fear
But I can't really speak on that right now
What I'm really speakin' 'bout is justice right now
Another mother lost her son to this
Racism, two bit tricks, and politics
We want JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! (2x)
For TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! (2x)
Mr. Martin, Ms. Fulton I'm feelin' your grief
The whole world is watching this in disbelief
So many people got they're eyes on the Blacks
Anxious to see how the Blacks are gone react
So the question is what are we gone do
How much more of this we gone go through
We can't let this situation rest
Till the Sanford city police make an arrest
How you chase a man down and call it self-defense
You call it what you want man, we call it a lynch
Young boy gunned down for nothin' in 2012
It's the wild wild west in the city of Jeb
Another rogue state making a statement
So arrogantly and openly blatant
We all know what we're up against
Let's show the world what we represent
We want JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! (2x)
For TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! (2x)
With no justice I know it's cold Blood
Ain't nobody standing up for Us
It's time for Us to stand up for US
I ain't talkin' 'bout reacting in violence
And I ain't talkin' 'bout just sitting in silence
We gotta pull our resources together
They gotta see Us standing strong together
The Martin family can't stand alone
40 million strong is the reason I wrote the song
This should spark a new beginning for Blacks
Trayvon won't die in vain now that's a fact
And his killer will not go free
Cause we gone legally disturb your peace
We can't afford another Rodney King
Cause ain't nothin' changed since Rodney King
We want JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! (2x)
For TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! (2x)
Yeah! The truth is you don't know what this is
So be still till you know what this is
I got a hunch they pushin' for us to riot
See when you're angry it's hard to keep quiet
But don't buy it, keep your composure
Be wise intelligent soldiers
These people are severely wicked and quite clever
These new laws will have you put away forever
And I ain't tryin' to sound racist but,
They'd rather see us all dead or locked up
Not to mention it's election year
Connect this with that and we got something to fear
But I can't really speak on that right now
What I'm really speakin' 'bout is justice right now
Another mother lost her son to this
Racism, two bit tricks, and politics
We want JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! (2x)
For TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! (2x)
Mr. Martin, Ms. Fulton I'm feelin' your grief
The whole world is watching this in disbelief
So many people got they're eyes on the Blacks
Anxious to see how the Blacks are gone react
So the question is what are we gone do
How much more of this we gone go through
We can't let this situation rest
Till the Sanford city police make an arrest
How you chase a man down and call it self-defense
You call it what you want man, we call it a lynch
Young boy gunned down for nothin' in 2012
It's the wild wild west in the city of Jeb
Another rogue state making a statement
So arrogantly and openly blatant
We all know what we're up against
Let's show the world what we represent
We want JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! JUSTICE! (2x)
For TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! TRAYVON! (2x)
Contributed by DoNQuijote82 - 2013/7/25 - 20:47
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Trayvon Jasiri X
Justice! Godswill
We Are Trayvon Plies
Trayvon Martin Tribute Papoose
Super Life Chaka Khan
Hoodiez Willie D
I wonder why Rick Ross
The Ballad of Trayvon Martin Will Hoge
Justice (if You're 17) Wyclef Jean
No More Innocent People Dying Kamal Imani
Trayvon David Rovics
Sandra's Smile Blood Orange
Call It What It Is Ben Harper
Angel Down Lady Gaga
Sad News Swizz Beat
Black America Again Common
Il 26 febbraio 2012, mentre passeggiava verso le 19 in una strada di Sanford, Florida, era stato segnalato alla polizia come sospetto da George Zimmerman, un membro di un gruppo di vigilantes della zona chiamato Neighborhood Watch. Zimmerman aveva ritenuto di segnalare la presenza di Martin perché questi si muoveva in modo, a suo dire, sospetto e perché aveva il cappuccio della felpa calato sulla testa (già, pioveva…). Invece di aspettare l’arrivo degli agenti, Zimmerman aveva deciso di agire da solo… Poco dopo Trayvon Martin era morto, ucciso da un colpo di pistola al petto esploso a distanza ravvicinata.
L’omicida invocò la legittima difesa e non fu neanche arrestato, anche perché il Florida c’è una legge sulla legittima difesa – chiamata “Stay Your Ground Act”, ossia “Resta al tuo posto” - che è una delle più permissive degli Stati Uniti e che garantisce l’immunità a chi spara anche solo con “il ragionevole timore” di essere in pericolo di vita o di essere ferito gravemente.
A marzo a New York si è svolta una grande manifestazione di protesta per l’assassinio di Trayvon Martin. L’hanno chiamata “Million Hoodie March” perché ogni partecipante era vestito con l’hoodie, la felpa con cappuccio che Travyon indossava quando fu ucciso…
Il presidente Obama ha manifestato il suo cordoglio e la sua vicinanza alla famiglia Martin dichiarando: “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon” …
Il processo contro Zimmerman è in corso, ma lui si trova in libertà mentre Trayvon Martin, 17 anni, è sotto terra…
Come dice il rapper Jasiri X chiudendo la sua canzone Trayvon: “Il messaggio è che solo la vita dei bianchi è protetta in America”.