Trayvon Martin supporters inspire the Portraits of Trayvon Book Project

May 13, 2014 - PRLog -- Miami, Florida - Educator, author, and performing artist Stephanie Johnson has chronicled the provocative, and often tear-jerking, visual rhetoric sparked by the case of Trayvon Martin.  Marked as suspicious because he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, Trayvon was followed and murdered.  As details about the incident surfaced, the wearing of a "hoodie" became the popular symbol of a person’s commitment to stand against criminal profiling based on race and apparel.

“I was emotionally moved by the plethora of images I witnessed,” says Stephanie Johnson.  “People were wearing hoodies everywhere.  Doing it was an indescribable experience for me.  Doing it made me a part of a communal voice for justice that shouted its cause from the echoed gaze of historical pain and anger.  Doing it reminded me of the countless individuals in my culture’s history who risked their very lives for our freedoms.  So, while donning my hoodie, I, with reddish eyes, heavy heart, and tear-stained cheeks, stepped into the conversation.”

To obtain your copy of this historical work, visit http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/HearthandHomePublishing1

About the Author

An educator, author, and performing artist, Stephanie Johnson has served as editor for the Negro Educational Review, written for the Howard Magazine, appeared in the article “Praise and Prosper,” published in the March 2007 issue of Upscale Magazine, and self-published two journals. Currently, she works as an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Maryland, University College.

CONTACT:

Stephanie Johnson
portraitsoftrayvon@gmail.com