Jay Z, A.K.A Shawn Carter has always had his hands in many businesses. Whether it is the music business, the liquor business, or sports, he always finds a way of doing great things in different business fields. Lately, he has had his eyes on the Movie/TV industry. Jay Z in partnership Weinstein Company are working on a documentary series on the life and death of Trayvon Martin, a Miami Florida teenager who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer named George Zimmerman 5 years ago.
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"The rap star Jay Z and the Weinstein Company will team up to produce a series of television and film projects about the life of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager who was shot dead in 2012 near his home by a neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman.
The killing — and Mr. Zimmerman’s acquittal of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in 2013 — set off large-scale protests in support of Mr. Martin around the United States, and helped fuel a national debate about racial profiling.
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"The rap star Jay Z and the Weinstein Company will team up to produce a series of television and film projects about the life of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager who was shot dead in 2012 near his home by a neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman.
The killing — and Mr. Zimmerman’s acquittal of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in 2013 — set off large-scale protests in support of Mr. Martin around the United States, and helped fuel a national debate about racial profiling.
A spokeswoman for the Weinstein Company on Friday confirmed the news of the projects, which Variety originally reported.
The projects are based on two books to which producers have acquired rights: “Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It,” a firsthand account by Lisa Bloom about covering the Zimmerman trial as an NBC analyst; and “Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin,” a biographical book about Mr. Martin written by his parents.
The projects include a six-part documentary series as well as a film, which are both inspired by elements from the books." (NY Times)
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