With April 12th marked as Teen Literacy Day, DoSomething.org kicked off its new campaign, in an effort to spread the message about the importance of literacy. This year’s nationwide initiative, the Epic Book Drive, sets out to encourage teens to take part in the second annual drive and help bring books to local people in need and battling educational inequality.
Keri Hilson joined forces with the non-profit organization to encourage the youngins to jump on the bandwagon, take action and do something for those in need in their community: Continue
“My heart is in pain, but to see the support of all of you really makes a difference,” Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s mother, told the crowd. “Our son is your son. This is not a black and white thing; this is a right and wrong thing,” she said. Trayvon’s father, Tracy Martin, added, “We’re not going to stop until we get justice. My son did not deserve to die.”
