Wyclef Jean - Wyclef Records Song Tribute To Slain Trayvon Martin

20 April 2012
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Wyclef Records Song Tribute To Slain Trayvon Martin

Rapper Wyclef Jean has recorded a new tribute song dedicated to slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.

The African-American student's death at the hands of Neighbourhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman in February (12) sparked outrage and protests across the U.S., with stars like Cher, Mia Farrow, Russell Simmons and Sean 'Diddy' Combs calling for the killer's arrest.

Zimmerman, 28, has since been charged with second-degree murder and, on Friday (20Apr12), a judge placed him on $150,000 (£93,750) bail.

Last month (Mar12), Chaka Khan recruited celebrity friends Eric Benet, Kelly Price and Kenny Lattimore to re-record her track Super Life in honour of the dead teen, and now Wyclef Jean has paid tribute to the boy with his own original tune, Justice (If You're 17) Tribute for Trayvon Martin.

Introducing the song's video to fans on Twitter.com, Jean writes, "We need justice for Trayvon!!! This is my tribute for him".

On the track, Jean sings, "If you're seventeen, and you're wearing a hoodie, you're on the phone, talking to your shorty, make no mistake, there's one like you, in every city, you know the story.

"He goin' creep up, from behind, have you leave Earth, before your time, by the time PoPo (police) show up, he goin' say he was so scared he shot you up."

"He could have been the next president. He could have been the next Steve Jobs. He could have been the next astronaut. So until we get justice, we won't stop."

Zimmerman claims he approached Martin after he spotted him acting suspiciously while walking through his gated community. The volunteer alleges he shot the teenager during a scuffle.


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23rd April 2012 18:00

Happy2000     (24)

This is very upsetting. If Trayvon Martin was white, George Zimmerman would have been arrested and would have not been released. If a black person would have simply fought a white person in self defense they would have been arrested quicker than George Zimmerman. It is important to note that George Zimmerman is not white and this is key in understanding that white supremacist are not the only ones gunning down black people unjustifiably. There is a message being sent that it is ok to kill black children. This concerns me because I have a two black children. I am convinced that black people cannot leave in peace amongst non-blacks. Now I understand that every non-black is not as devilish, evil and ignorant as George Zimmerman, however, since non-black people know they can kill someone black and get away with it, this concerns me which is why I am moving to an all black suburb. Now yes there is black on black crime as well, but that is usually related to internalized racism, internalized oppression, etc. (i.e. built up tension due to lack of resources, self hate) and is more common in the poverty stricken black communities. Which is why I have concluded that an all black suburb is the place for me and my children. Furthermore, if blacks in this condition was not taught to hate themselves through media images and was not taught they are worthless by racist K-12 curriculum, this black on black crime would not be the case. Furthermore it is important to note that it has been common practice for whites to kill blacks and blame it on other blacks and racist cops have done this a lot throughout history which is why when I hear about black on black crime, I question if that was really the case. Was it black on black crime? Or was it a racist cop or other devil? George Zimmerman is an evil, racist devil and he would not have killed a non-black child in this manner. It is sad that black people get no justice in this racist system. Black unity is a must, especially in the midst of all this evilness. As I stated earlier the following message is being sent, "It is ok to kill black children." This scares me because I have 2 black children. I refuse to live around non-blacks who are willing to abuse their power on me and my children this way. I refuse to live around non-blacks because they have more political power than me and they know they could kill me and my children at any moment and get away with it. Should black children start investing in a bullet proof vest?

23rd April 2012 18:00

Happy2000     (24)

This is very upsetting. If Trayvon Martin was white, George Zimmerman would have been arrested and would have not been released. If a black person would have simply fought a white person in self defense they would have been arrested quicker than George Zimmerman. It is important to note that George Zimmerman is not white and this is key in understanding that white supremacist are not the only ones gunning down black people unjustifiably. There is a message being sent that it is ok to kill black children. This concerns me because I have a two black children. I am convinced that black people cannot leave in peace amongst non-blacks. Now I understand that every non-black is not as devilish, evil and ignorant as George Zimmerman, however, since non-black people know they can kill someone black and get away with it, this concerns me which is why I am moving to an all black suburb. Now yes there is black on black crime as well, but that is usually related to internalized racism, internalized oppression, etc. (i.e. built up tension due to lack of resources, self hate) and is more common in the poverty stricken black communities. Which is why I have concluded that an all black suburb is the place for me and my children. Furthermore, if blacks in this condition was not taught to hate themselves through media images and was not taught they are worthless by racist K-12 curriculum, this black on black crime would not be the case. Furthermore it is important to note that it has been common practice for whites to kill blacks and blame it on other blacks and racist cops have done this a lot throughout history which is why when I hear about black on black crime, I question if that was really the case. Was it black on black crime? Or was it a racist cop or other devil? George Zimmerman is an evil, racist devil and he would not have killed a non-black child in this manner. It is sad that black people get no justice in this racist system. Black unity is a must, especially in the midst of all this evilness. As I stated earlier the following message is being sent, "It is ok to kill black children." This scares me because I have 2 black children. I refuse to live around non-blacks who are willing to abuse their power on me and my children this way. I refuse to live around non-blacks because they have more political power than me and they know they could kill me and my children at any moment and get away with it. Should black children start investing in a bullet proof vest?

23rd April 2012 18:00

Happy2000     (24)

This is very upsetting. If Trayvon Martin was white, George Zimmerman would have been arrested and would have not been released. If a black person would have simply fought a white person in self defense they would have been arrested quicker than George Zimmerman. It is important to note that George Zimmerman is not white and this is key in understanding that white supremacist are not the only ones gunning down black people unjustifiably. There is a message being sent that it is ok to kill black children. This concerns me because I have a two black children. I am convinced that black people cannot leave in peace amongst non-blacks. Now I understand that every non-black is not as devilish, evil and ignorant as George Zimmerman, however, since non-black people know they can kill someone black and get away with it, this concerns me which is why I am moving to an all black suburb. Now yes there is black on black crime as well, but that is usually related to internalized racism, internalized oppression, etc. (i.e. built up tension due to lack of resources, self hate) and is more common in the poverty stricken black communities. Which is why I have concluded that an all black suburb is the place for me and my children. Furthermore, if blacks in this condition was not taught to hate themselves through media images and was not taught they are worthless by racist K-12 curriculum, this black on black crime would not be the case. Furthermore it is important to note that it has been common practice for whites to kill blacks and blame it on other blacks and racist cops have done this a lot throughout history which is why when I hear about black on black crime, I question if that was really the case. Was it black on black crime? Or was it a racist cop or other devil? George Zimmerman is an evil, racist devil and he would not have killed a non-black child in this manner. It is sad that black people get no justice in this racist system. Black unity is a must, especially in the midst of all this evilness. As I stated earlier the following message is being sent, "It is ok to kill black children." This scares me because I have 2 black children. I refuse to live around non-blacks who are willing to abuse their power on me and my children this way. I refuse to live around non-blacks because they have more political power than me and they know they could kill me and my children at any moment and get away with it. Should black children start investing in a bullet proof vest?

23rd April 2012 18:00

Happy2000     (24)

This is very upsetting. If Trayvon Martin was white, George Zimmerman would have been arrested and would have not been released. If a black person would have simply fought a white person in self defense they would have been arrested quicker than George Zimmerman. It is important to note that George Zimmerman is not white and this is key in understanding that white supremacist are not the only ones gunning down black people unjustifiably. There is a message being sent that it is ok to kill black children. This concerns me because I have a two black children. I am convinced that black people cannot leave in peace amongst non-blacks. Now I understand that every non-black is not as devilish, evil and ignorant as George Zimmerman, however, since non-black people know they can kill someone black and get away with it, this concerns me which is why I am moving to an all black suburb. Now yes there is black on black crime as well, but that is usually related to internalized racism, internalized oppression, etc. (i.e. built up tension due to lack of resources, self hate) and is more common in the poverty stricken black communities. Which is why I have concluded that an all black suburb is the place for me and my children. Furthermore, if blacks in this condition was not taught to hate themselves through media images and was not taught they are worthless by racist K-12 curriculum, this black on black crime would not be the case. Furthermore it is important to note that it has been common practice for whites to kill blacks and blame it on other blacks and racist cops have done this a lot throughout history which is why when I hear about black on black crime, I question if that was really the case. Was it black on black crime? Or was it a racist cop or other devil? George Zimmerman is an evil, racist devil and he would not have killed a non-black child in this manner. It is sad that black people get no justice in this racist system. Black unity is a must, especially in the midst of all this evilness. As I stated earlier the following message is being sent, "It is ok to kill black children." This scares me because I have 2 black children. I refuse to live around non-blacks who are willing to abuse their power on me and my children this way. I refuse to live around non-blacks because they have more political power than me and they know they could kill me and my children at any moment and get away with it. Should black children start investing in a bullet proof vest?

23rd April 2012 18:00

Happy2000     (24)

This is very upsetting. If Trayvon Martin was white, George Zimmerman would have been arrested and would have not been released. If a black person would have simply fought a white person in self defense they would have been arrested quicker than George Zimmerman. It is important to note that George Zimmerman is not white and this is key in understanding that white supremacist are not the only ones gunning down black people unjustifiably. There is a message being sent that it is ok to kill black children. This concerns me because I have a two black children. I am convinced that black people cannot leave in peace amongst non-blacks. Now I understand that every non-black is not as devilish, evil and ignorant as George Zimmerman, however, since non-black people know they can kill someone black and get away with it, this concerns me which is why I am moving to an all black suburb. Now yes there is black on black crime as well, but that is usually related to internalized racism, internalized oppression, etc. (i.e. built up tension due to lack of resources, self hate) and is more common in the poverty stricken black communities. Which is why I have concluded that an all black suburb is the place for me and my children. Furthermore, if blacks in this condition was not taught to hate themselves through media images and was not taught they are worthless by racist K-12 curriculum, this black on black crime would not be the case. Furthermore it is important to note that it has been common practice for whites to kill blacks and blame it on other blacks and racist cops have done this a lot throughout history which is why when I hear about black on black crime, I question if that was really the case. Was it black on black crime? Or was it a racist cop or other devil? George Zimmerman is an evil, racist devil and he would not have killed a non-black child in this manner. It is sad that black people get no justice in this racist system. Black unity is a must, especially in the midst of all this evilness. As I stated earlier the following message is being sent, "It is ok to kill black children." This scares me because I have 2 black children. I refuse to live around non-blacks who are willing to abuse their power on me and my children this way. I refuse to live around non-blacks because they have more political power than me and they know they could kill me and my children at any moment and get away with it. Should black children start investing in a bullet proof vest?

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