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Tribeca 2018: Joy Reid for ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’



NEW YORK CITY – Trayvon Martin, the African-American teenager who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Florida, has become a human symbol for the overreach of “protection” in society and justice itself. Paramount Network premiered the new documentary “Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story” at the 17th Tribeca Film Festival on April 20th, 2018. Joy Reid, moderator of “AM Joy” on MSNBC, moderated the post-film discussion.
Joy Reid of MSNBC for ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’
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Parents of Trayvon Martin: Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton
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In the following Red Carpet soundbite, Joy Reid talks about the balance of the public’s “right to know” versus access the media needs, in the realm of the Trayvon Martin Story.
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