Please....Tell me they're kidding. For what ? Flying paper airplanes in class, or "GETTING HIGH" (sic)

Florida University to Award Posthumous Degree to Trayvon Martin

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Florida Memorial University said it is honoring Mr Martin for the steps he took during his young life toward becoming a pilot. Photo Credit: electronic village

Trayvon Martin, the African-American teenager whose shocking murder in 2012 at the hands of a volunteer neighborhood watchman gave rise to the BlackLivesMatter Movement, will be honored with a posthumous degree in Aviation.

Florida Memorial University (FMU) has announced that it will award Martin with an honorary degree in Aviation at the school’s May 13th graduation ceremony, according to the Miami Herald.

Inspired by his uncle, Martin took time out to study at the George T. Baker Aviation School during his freshman year of high school.

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