On Monday night, the docuseries “Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story” premiered on BET and Paramount Network.
The six-episode series recollects the horrifying 2012 shooting of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was killed by neighborhood watch member George Zimmerman after a confrontation.
Rapper and mogul Jay Z produces the series, which airs Monday nights at 10 p.m. through September.
Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, begin the series with their peaceful memories of their late son and how the impact of his death has affected them. The pair wake up every day living in the legacy of Trayvon, whose death left America a nation divided and ignited the #BlackLivesMatter Movement.
Fulton covers the events that led to Travyon’s death, including the seventy-one seconds from the moment Zimmerman hung up with Sanford Police to when a resident of The Retreat at Twin Oaks neighborhood called in the shooting.
Since, it has been the word of a deceased young Black teenager versus the word of a man, though acquitted of murdering Trayvon, who has been arrested several times afterward for allegations of violent behavior.
This docuseries is a must-see for those living in a country scorned with racial injustices.
– Sciler Williams
