Posted on 05/03/2017 7:43:32 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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 Trayvon Martin Foundation, which is housed on the FMU campus.
“As we approach 50 years in Miami Gardens, this commencement holds a special place in all of our hearts. This academic year is symbolic of the transformative changes that we continue tomake to our academic programs that extend to benefit the community, such as our Cybersecurity degree program and Cyber Warrior Diversity center that offers certificates to local residents and professionals,” said Florida Memorial President Roslyn Clark-Artis. “Of special significance is awarding posthumously the Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation to Trayvon Martin. Sybrina, our alum, epitomizes strength and dignity as she uplifts other victims of violence while effecting change for a more equal and just society.”
Florida Memorial University is also one of four universities nationally designated as a CESSNA pilot center.
The Darwin Award?
What a disgrace.
> victims of violence
Gag. Puke! Martin attacked someone. HE was the perpetrator of violence. His victim fought back.
This school is institutionalizing a lie. Florida needs to pull their cert.
Is it in evolutionary biology? I hear that all Blacks are really profound evolutionists, but the stupid crackers forced religion on them. [/sarcasm]
Everything we've seen of Trayvon Martin implied that his only "lifelong dream" was being a street thug. I guess they don't have honorary degrees in loitering, vandalism, aggravated assault, or burglary, so they had to make up something that looked good.
Incidentally, I wonder if Florida Memorial University thinks it will go from no-name to the big leagues by this cheap act of virtue signaling?
...and unfortunately, it can be found in segments of all communities.
Back when this started I became an active member of a FB group called, "Save George Zimmerman from racial onslaught".
It was created by an Hispanic member of the US armed forces stationed in Afghanistan.
He found that his duties didn't allow him time to properly manage the group and passed Admin responsibilities on to me.
At its peak we had just under 1000 members and while it has dropped off over time we still have 763 members.
As the trial ended and the intense coverage eased somewhat, I began to take the group in a new direction.
Instead of focusing solely on GZ, I expanded the "about" of the page to this...
"Supporting GZ, exploring the racial elements of his persecution and examining racism in the larger societal context. Promoting Unity and mutual respect."
I focus not only on exposing racism wherever and by whoever it is espoused.
but also balance it with stories of the good folks of all communities by word and deed countering hatred and division,
showing it is possible to come together as brothers and sisters in our shared human community.
The Juilliard School already awarded him that degree...
You can no longer satirize by exaggeration! How do you anticipate this lunacy?
A free Nobel Peace Prize in every bag of Skittles.
Well, if an insane male homosexual can say that he's a really woman trapped in a man's body and have these claims taken seriously by politicians, academia, and the medical profession, why not give a barely literate thug like Trayvon a degree in Aerospace Engineering? Both are about as plausible as you being Julius Caesar, the only difference is that thinking you're Julius Caesar may still get you landed in a nuthouse.
Much better you than St. Skittles ... particularly if McCroskey is working ATC that night ;-)
Dig up his rotted worthless corpse and put him in the right seat next to Snoop Dog in “Soul Plane “”.”
Yeah ... chemical engineering: the manufacture of "purple drank".
He did less to harm world peace than Barry Hussein ... or Yessir Imarat ... or many other Nobel Prize for Peace awardees.
The "Black Community", by its own definition, is racist.
There's just this pesky issue of needing a High School diploma (or GED for the HBCU set...) at least completing the SAT or ACT as well as actually applying for college. But wht let reality and the truth stand in the way of a pathetic leftist narrative.
WHY was St Skittles in Sanford by the way...he had been SUSPENDED from school again for his thug HS behavior...on his way to studying aeronautical engineering...
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