Trayvon Martin receives posthumous Aeronautical Science Degree
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Fox News ^
| 5/14/2017 | WSVN
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – A South Florida university awarded an honorary degree to Trayvon Martin, Saturday. Martin’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, took the stage at Florida Memorial University’s commencement in Miami Gardens to receive a posthumous bachelor’s degree in aeronautical science on their son’s behalf. Fulton
and Martin said the ceremony was bittersweet, and now they’re passing on an inspirational message to Trayvon’s fellow graduates.
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Trayvon Martin receives posthumous aeronautical science degree
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Fox news ^
| May 14, 2017
A South Florida university awarded an honorary degree to Trayvon Martin, Saturday. Martin’s parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, took the stage at Florida Memorial University’s commencement in Miami Gardens to receive a posthumous bachelor’s degree in aeronautical science on their son’s behalf. Fulton
and Martin said the ceremony was bittersweet, and now they’re passing on an inspirational message to Trayvon’s fellow graduates. “To the graduates, I tell you, there is no limit to what you can do,” said Fulton. “Just stay focused and put your mind to it, and you can do it.”
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Trayvon Martin Will Be Awarded a Posthumous Aeronautical Science Degree X
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time ^
| May 5, 2017 | Aric Jenkins
Trayvon Martin will be awarded a posthumous degree in aeronautical science in memory of his ambition to become a pilot before he was shot to death in 2012. X
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Trayvon Martin awarded posthumous aviation degree from Florida university
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rt.com ^
| May 5, 2017
Florida Memorial University has announced it is awarding Trayvon Martin, a Florida teenager killed by George Zimmerman in 2012, with a degree in aeronautical science. Martin
had a "love of flying," the school says, and had aspired to become a pilot. Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, Martin's parents, will accept the degree on their son's behalf at Florida Memorial University's commencement ceremony on May 13, the school announced this week. Born in February 1995, Martin would be 22 years old, an age many US college students attain a bachelor's degree. Fulton is an alumnus of the school, and the university...
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Florida university to award degree to Trayvon Martin
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CNN ^
| 5/4/2017
The slain Florida teenager -- killed by George Zimmerman five years ago -- will be awarded a posthumous bachelor's degree in aeronautical science from Florida Memorial University. Martin's parents, Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, will accept the degree on his behalf during the school's spring commencement on May 13. Fulton
is an alumnus of the school, a historically black university in Miami Gardens, Florida. The aeronautics degree is in "honor of the steps he took during his young life toward becoming a pilot," the school said in a Facebook post. Florida Memorial's Department of Aviation and Safety has a designated...
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Florida Memorial to Award Posthumous Degree to Trayvon Martin
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HBCU Digest ^
Five years after his death sparked international dialog about racism, social justice and community policing, Trayvon Martin will be honored for the industrial ambitions he held as a teenager growing up in Sanford, FL. Florida Memorial University will posthumously award a bachelor’s of aeronautical science to Martin, to be received by his
parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin during the school’s annual spring commencement ceremony on May 13. Officials say the degree honors Martin’s life-long dream of becoming a pilot, and continues to highlight the family’s commitment to social justice. Martin’s parents, both social justice activists and co-founders of The...
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