Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mother, runs for political elections

"It's here that she lives, it's where she grew up, it's where her family lives, the whole politics is local," she said. he declares. "It's the kind of leadership I think this field has asked for."

Howard said Fulton was thinking of running for the seat for some time.

"I suppose that she had to wait until her mind and heart set themselves up to become more of a defender and become the leadership you want, and the leadership you wanted," she said. said Howard.

This decision was confirmed several weeks ago after she made a speech to the National Action Network about her involvement in the communities through advocacy, walking and sometimes research. 39, a public service to get changes, according to Howard.

"When she made that statement, she had the impression that she was talking to herself," Howard said.

Fulton, a graduate of Florida Memorial University, has worked for Miami-Dade County in a variety of areas, including housing.

Howard said she would focus on issues such as economic development, obtaining more housing for staff, affordable housing and combating armed violence.

In February 2012, former neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, killed Fulton's son, Trayvon, in Sanford, north of Orlando. The 17-year-old, unarmed, who lived with his mother in Miami Gardens, was visiting his father, Tracy Martin.

After public pressure, including rallies across the country, Zimmerman was charged with second degree murder in April 2012.

In 2016, Fulton endorsed Hillary Clinton for the presidency, calling the ex-secretary of state "the best candidate for" resistance to Republicans' inaction and indifference to the NRA "in gun control.

Fulton is one of several African American mothers who has turned to social activism and politics to bring about the change she envisions after the fatal killing of their sons.