North Carolina Central University News November 3, 2015 Trayvon Martin's Mother, Sybrina Fulton, to Visit NCCU North Carolina Central University<http://www.nccu.edu/>'s Department of Student Engagement and Leadership in the Division of Student Affairs presents activist Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, Wednesday Nov. 11, for the third installment of its Rock the Mic speaker series. Fulton has become known as an inspirational spokesperson on behalf of parents and concerned citizens after the death of her 17-year-old son, Trayvon Martin, in February 2012. Fulton and Trayvon's father, Tracy Martin, founded the Trayvon Martin Foundation to advocate against violence towards children and on behalf of healthier, safer communities. Fulton has traveled throughout the United States and internationally to bring her message of hope and change, create awareness of how violent crime impacts the families of the victims and provide support and advocacy for those families. Fulton holds a bachelor's degree in English from Florida Memorial University. She worked for the Miami-Dade County Housing Development Agency for more than 25 years. Tickets are free and available for pick-up at the NCCU Box Office with a valid NCCU student or faculty/staff ID. There is a maximum of two tickets per person. Remaining tickets will be available to the general public at the door on the evening of the lecture. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in B.N. Duke Auditorium. Doors open at 6 p.m. For more information, please contact: Dr. Toya Corbett, executive director, Student Engagement and Leadership, at 919-530-5547 or leadershipnccu@nccu.edu SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.