Today is the 5-year memorial anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin in Florida:
Sharing my #PoliticsNation closing thoughts on the 5 year memorial anniversary of #TrayvonMartin. See you next week & thanks for tuning in. pic.twitter.com/N4KcKXXF8Q
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 26, 2017
It also happens to be the 24 year memorial anniversary of the first bombing of the World Trade Center:
Bombing at World Trade Center kills 6, this day in 1993. https://t.co/D3AL3QzLzj pic.twitter.com/uc8FcQ5EsF
— NYT Archives (@NYTArchives) February 26, 2017
24 years ago was the first #WorldTradeCenterBombing when a truck bomb exploded under the north tower killing 6. Plz RT #NeverForget ??? pic.twitter.com/kVLxDuOY85
— Angel L Maysonet????♂️ (@bigricanman) February 26, 2017
Today In History, Feb. 26: World Trade Center Bombing https://t.co/ajttMh26WN pic.twitter.com/r5moP6TuKt
— Arizona Daily Star (@TucsonStar) February 26, 2017
Families honored the victims of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing with a moment of silence Sunday. Story here: https://t.co/sehwfZGTnT pic.twitter.com/5Hc0b8Hgpr
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) February 26, 2017
Michelle Malkin points out that #TrayvonMartin was trending earlier on Sunday but not #WorldTradeCenterBombing:
Twitter priorities: #TrayvonMartin anniversary is trending, but not #WorldTradeCenterBombinghttps://t.co/wBBjY2ut0O pic.twitter.com/M9wKFWtvBq
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) February 26, 2017
Good question.
Chelsea Clinton, whose dad was of course president in 1993, posted about Martin but not the WTC:
@SybrinaFulton my thoughts are with you & your family especially today. #TrayvonMartin #RestinPower
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) February 26, 2017
Sigh.
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