Bring That Week Back: Trayvon Martin's Older Brother Graduates College

Plus, two Ferguson activists get engaged.

Trayvon Martin's Older Brother Graduates From College - Plus, two Ferguson activists get engaged. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)  Jahvaris Fulton, the older brother of Trayvon Martin, graduated from Florida International University Tuesday. Tracy Martin posted several photos to Twitter of the new graduate. Attorney Benjamin Crump, also congratulated him on Twitter, calling him a "#FutureLawyer."    (Photo: Tracy Martin via Twitter)

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Trayvon Martin's Older Brother Graduates From College - Plus, two Ferguson activists get engaged. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) Jahvaris Fulton, the older brother of Trayvon Martin, graduated from Florida International University Tuesday. Tracy Martin posted several photos to Twitter of the new graduate. Attorney Benjamin Crump, also congratulated him on Twitter, calling him a "#FutureLawyer." (Photo: Tracy Martin via Twitter)

Two Ferguson Activists Get Engaged  - Two young women who met while organizing demonstrations in Ferguson, following the killing of Michael Brown, were engaged on Tuesday. Alexis Templeton, 20, proposed to Brittany Ferrell, 25, at City Hall, where they obtained a marriage license, the Huffington Post reports. The two plan to have a formal ceremony in the coming days. They are both co-founders of Millennial Activists United. (Photo: DeRay Mckesson via Twitter)

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Two Ferguson Activists Get Engaged  - Two young women who met while organizing demonstrations in Ferguson, following the killing of Michael Brown, were engaged on Tuesday. Alexis Templeton, 20, proposed to Brittany Ferrell, 25, at City Hall, where they obtained a marriage license, the Huffington Post reports. The two plan to have a formal ceremony in the coming days. They are both co-founders of Millennial Activists United. (Photo: DeRay Mckesson via Twitter)

Man Fakes Heart Attack to Steal Toys From Walmart - Two men in Houston were caught on camera stealing a shopping cart full of toys worth $369 from Walmart, KHOU.com reports. Genard Dupree faked a heart attack to distract customers and the security guard while Tarus Scott pushed the cart out the store. The two accomplices were arrested and charged with grand theft.   (Polk County Sherriff via youtube)

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Man Fakes Heart Attack to Steal Toys From Walmart - Two men in Houston were caught on camera stealing a shopping cart full of toys worth $369 from Walmart, KHOU.com reports. Genard Dupree faked a heart attack to distract customers and the security guard while Tarus Scott pushed the cart out the store. The two accomplices were arrested and charged with grand theft.  (Polk County Sherriff via youtube)

Cheyney University Student Lands Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship - Cheyney University of Pennsylvania junior Emmanuel Tyler was recently awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which helps U.S. citizen undergraduate students of low-income families study abroad this summer.(Photo: Courtesy of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania)

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Cheyney University Facing Financial Decline - Cheyney University, the first historically Black university in the country may not be around much longer as its financial deficit has grown to $12.3 million as of June 2013. The university has called on the Pennsylvania's state education system for assistance, Reuters reports. (Photo: Cheyney University)

Man Shot and Killed by Police - Brandon Tate Brown, 26, was shot in the head and killed by Philadelphia police early Monday, WPVI reports. During a traffic stop, Brown was told to get out of his vehicle. When he refused, there was a struggle between the man and police, who say he attempted to go back into his vehicle to get a weapon in his possession. An officer then opened fire on him.  (Photo: 6 ABC News)

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Man Shot and Killed by Police - Brandon Tate Brown, 26, was shot in the head and killed by Philadelphia police early Monday, WPVI reports. During a traffic stop, Brown was told to get out of his vehicle. When he refused, there was a struggle between the man and police, who say he attempted to go back into his vehicle to get a weapon in his possession. An officer then opened fire on him. (Photo: 6 ABC News)

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Black Blow-Up Doll in Frat's Christmas Photo Stirs Controversy - Somehow no one objected to this Christmas fail. The Phi Delta Theta fraternity at the University of Pennsylvania has been suspended for including a Black blow-up doll, which they claim is a Beyoncé sex toy, in their Christmas card photo. There are also two portraits of Confederate soldiers on bookshelves in the background. "Phi Delta Theta is a values-based organization and the lack of judgment associated with this image indicates a disconnect from those same values," the organization's International Vice President said to the Daily Pennsylvanian.   (Photo: THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN/PHI DELTA THETA VIA FACEBOOK)

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Girlfriend of Crawford Questioned for Hour Before Learning of His Death - Tasha Thomas, the girlfriend of John Crawford III, who was shot and killed by Ohio police at a Walmart in August, was questioned for an hour and a half by a detective, before she was told, "As a result of his actions, he is gone." Thomas told police that her boyfriend did not have a gun when he walked into the store. (Photo: Dayton Daily News)

St. Louis Prosecutor Releases New Evidence From Grand Jury - St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch has released new evidence in the grand jury hearing for the killing of Michael Brown. Twenty-three documents were released, including an interview transcript with Dorian Johnson, the man who was with Michael Brown the day he was shot.  (Photo: Cristina Fletes-Boutte-Pool/Getty Images)

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St. Louis Prosecutor Releases New Evidence From Grand Jury - St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch has released new evidence in the grand jury hearing for the killing of Michael Brown. Twenty-three documents were released, including an interview transcript with Dorian Johnson, the man who was with Michael Brown the day he was shot.  (Photo: Cristina Fletes-Boutte-Pool/Getty Images)

Keymori Johnson - On Dec. 6, 24-year-old Keymori Johnson of Albany, Ga., became the 12th transgender woman of color murdered in the U.S. this year. Kuyaunnis James, the man who fatally shot Johnson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, but many are questioning whether justice will be served. Thus far, the local media has misgendered Johnson and there has been no mentioning of a hate crime by authorities. Keep reading to learn about the LGBT people of color whose lives were brutally cut short in 2014. — Patrice Peck(Photo: Keymori Shatoya Johnson Via Facebook)

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Grand Jury to Decide on Indictment for Death of Transgender Woman - A grand jury in Georgia is expected to decide whether Kuyaunnis James will be indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter of Keymori Johnson — a transgender woman — possession of a firearm and soliciting prostitution, Buzzfeed reports. Police are still investigating whether this was a hate crime.  (Photo: Keymori Shatoya Johnson Via Facebook)

FBI Probes Hanging Death of Black North Carolina Teen - The FBI is being called to investigate the hanging of Lennon Lacy, 17, in August. His family says they do not believe his death was a suicide as the medical examiner ruled. Lacy was hanging from a belt that was not his, his family says.   (Photo: Lennon Lacy via Instagram)

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FBI Probes Hanging Death of Black North Carolina Teen - The FBI is being called to investigate the hanging of Lennon Lacy, 17, in August. His family says they do not believe his death was a suicide as the medical examiner ruled. Lacy was hanging from a belt that was not his, his family says. (Photo: Lennon Lacy via Instagram)

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Three Women May Have Tried to Ruin Some Kids' Christmas - Deandra Cooke, 18, Lacinda Granado-Overton, 25, and Tarica Wright, 26, (pictured left to right) allegedly tried to steal toys from a donation box at a Walmart in Aledo, Illinois, Sunday, WQAD reports. They are charged with felony theft and are awaiting arraignment.    (Photo: Mercer County Jail via WQAD 8)

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Three Women May Have Tried to Ruin Some Kids' Christmas - Deandra Cooke, 18, Lacinda Granado-Overton, 25, and Tarica Wright, 26, (pictured left to right) allegedly tried to steal toys from a donation box at a Walmart in Aledo, Illinois, Sunday, WQAD reports. They are charged with felony theft and are awaiting arraignment.  (Photo: Mercer County Jail via WQAD 8)

Woman Charged for Lying About Hate Crime - Seherzhada Dzanic, a woman from Bosnia, is charged for lying that three Black teenagers in St. Louis attempted to kill her because of her nationality. “You’re a [expletive] liar. You’re Bosnian. I should just kill you now,” she claimed they told her, St. Louis Today reports.     (Photo: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department)

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Woman Charged for Lying About Hate Crime - Seherzhada Dzanic, a woman from Bosnia, is charged for lying that three Black teenagers in St. Louis attempted to kill her because of her nationality. “You’re a [expletive] liar. You’re Bosnian. I should just kill you now,” she claimed they told her, St. Louis Today reports.  (Photo: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department)