http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/225519-parents-of-michael-brown-trayvon-martin-meet-in-floridaNovember 29, 2014, 03:27 pm
Parents of Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin meet in Florida
By Kristina Wong
The parents of Michael Brown, a black Missouri teen killed by a white policeman, and the parents of Trayvon Martin, another teen killed in 2012 by a neighborhood watch volunteer, came together Friday night for a vigil.
According to local news reports, Martin's father Tracy told Michael Brown Sr., "God has his hands on the situation, and he's going to be OK," according to the Associated Press.
The younger Brown, 18, was killed in Ferguson, Mo., in August, but a grand jury announced on Monday that the police officer, Darren Wilson, 28, would not face charges.
The announcement sparked protests in Ferguson and across the country, prompting lawmakers and officials to urge calm, deploy state highway patrol and National Guard troops.
The vigil for both Brown and Martin took place Friday night in Miami Gardens, as part of the annual Gospel Explosion Concert, hosted by rapper Flo Rida.
It was not the first time the parents came together. The first time was at Brown's funeral, according to a local CBS Miami station.
“There’s really nothing you can say. Time is going to heal the wound. But I think what we can just do it just encourage them and tell them that they’ll be able to make it because it is very difficult,” said Sybrina Fulton, Martin’s mother.
Martin was killed by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. He was tried but found not guilty.
“It’s sad that it has to come to this, but it’s definitely opening America’s eyes because this is not just an African American problem. This is America’s problem,” said Fulton.
