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Trayvon’s death made a reality I didn’t want to grasp palpable.

Parris Baker-Coley

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Black Rock

A scene from Valencia College’s A Raisin in the Sun. Courtesy of Valencia College.

Trayvon Martin was shot and killed on February 26, 2012. That was the same day A Raisin in the Sun wrapped at Valencia College in Orlando. In Lorraine Hansberry’s famous work, I played Walter Lee Younger, a young man disgruntled by racism and life’s obstacles. I did not know how much the role would…

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Parris Baker-Coley

I write about religion, politics, & race telling the truth about myself primarily, then the world. WEOC member.