From The Archive: Rose Brewer Speaks On Murder Of Trayvon Martin April 3 2012

FROM THE ARCHIVE - Recorded (4/3/2012) and Uploaded (4/6/2023) In this audio from the archive we hear a talk from Rose M. Brewer, PhD (a Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor and past chairperson of the Department of African American & African Studies, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Full list of Brewer's achievements can be found here: cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/brewe001) which was given as part of a panel on the killing of Trayvon Martin shortly after his death at the hands of a vigilante. Trayvon Martin would be 28 today. Socialist Alternative Twin Cities hosted a public meeting about the murder of Trayvon Martin, Racism and Capitalism at May Day Books on Tuesday April 3, 2012 (36 days after Trayvon's Murder.) The Speakers were: Mel Reeves, Rose Brewer, Ty Moore (we have included only Rose Brewer's contribution in this auido.) You can watch the video of all three speakers on the Youtube of Urban Cabin Studios: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ui8MyWzaX4&t=2s Here is additional video of the response to the murder of Trayvon Martin in MinneapolisMinneapolis in 2012: One Million Hoodies March and Rally - University of Minnesota (3/29/2012): www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiSujDKP9Cg&t=313s Hip-Hop Artist/Activist Brother Ali Speaks at One Million Hoodies for Trayvon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAw8OB_mYnI (PHOTO: screengrab from the video of the panel on April 3rd 2012)