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Five years after their son was killed in a shooting that sparked controversy around the country, the parents of Trayvon Martin have written a book in memory of their son and his life.

The book, titled "Rest in Power," was released Tuesday and chronicles the lives of Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton before and after the death of their son, and the eventual impact of his passing.

At the time, Trayvon's death and the acquittal of shooter George Zimmerman sparked protests and debate across the country about racial profiling and justice. The case would help to fuel the beginnings of the Black Lives Matter Movement.

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton joined Radio Times host Marty Moss-Coane to talk about their experiences.

We really dont know what happened those 71 seconds, Martin said of the time before Trayvon was shot. Preceding the shooting, the sequence of events between him and Zimmerman left room for interpretation, as there is still time unaccounted for. Martin said Zimmerman was unafraid and looking for trouble.

Click through to listen to their whole conversation.

Fulton and Martin will be at the Free Library of Philadelphia Thurs. February 2, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. for a conversation with Associated Press reporter Errin Haines Whack.

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The founders of Black Lives Matter urged UC Riverside students and community organizers to rely on one another at a time when they say President Donald Trumps administration is targeting women, immigrants and people of color.

Its going to take all of us to stop what 45 is doing right now, said Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, referring to Trump, the 45th U.S. president.

Cullors and Alicia Garza, who together founded Black Lives Matter, an international organizing network, talked to a packed crowd at UC Riverside on Wednesday. The room at the Highlander Union Building appeared to be filled to capacity. Some students stood against the wall. A number of security guards were present.

The duo talked about the origins of Black Lives Matter, which started as a hashtag reacting to the July 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman, a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer, in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager.

A large part of the UCR discussion dealt with how people from different backgrounds can work together to organize against the number of executive actions Trump recently has signed.

Trump has moved to temporarily ban refugees and immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. He also has moved to deport immigrants convicted or charged with committing a crime.

Earlier this year, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Republicans would move to defund Planned Parenthood as part of a push to repeal Obamacare.

Theyre coming after all of us, and we dont have the luxury of abstaining, Garza said.

This is an opportunity for us to build a different movement, she added. Thats not to say that this is the time to stop holding people accountable for the ways that we get erased or moved out of the way.

Whats the work that we need to do together, she asked, so that we can actually fight together?

The event was co-sponsored by UC Riversides Center for Ideas and Society and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which had given UCR over $450,000 in grants over three years to conduct seminars on campus diversity and marginalized groups.

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Five years after their son was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, the parents of Trayvon Martin have released a book.

Fulton and Martin appeared on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" to discuss the book surrounding their 17-year-old sons death, which sparked nationwide protests and conversations about race relations.

Zimmerman was subsequently acquitted of second-degree murder, and the Justice Department decided not to prosecute him on civil rights charges.

The book reportedly alternates between the parents lives before their son was killed and the impact of the teens death.

When Fulton and Martin sat down with Noah, the interview took an especially emotional turn when Martin shared a story: Years earlier, Trayvon had apparently saved his life by pulling him from a house fire.

"It hurt knowing that he saved my life for me not to be able to be there February 26 to save his life," Martin said. "Hes my hero and hes everything to me.

See the full interview below.

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Sally Yates speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. Pete Marovich2016 Getty Images

Good morning. These are todays top stories:

President Donald Trump last night fired Sally Yates, the acting attorney general of the United States, saying she " betrayed " the Justice Department by refusing to enforce his temporary immigration ban. Yates had publicly opposed the order and had told Justice Department lawyers not to defend it. Trump appointed Dana Boente, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, to temporarily replace her. In a statement, Boente said he would defend and enforce the laws of our country.

This evening, Trump will reveal his nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant last year when Justice Antonin Scalia died. Trump said his announcement would come at 8 p.m. Those in the running for the position likely include Neil Gorsuch, Thomas Hardiman and William Pryor.

Former President Barack Obama applauded the thousands of Americans who protested against Trump's controversial travel ban in his first public statement since leaving the White House. "Citizens exercising their Constitutional right to assemble, organize and have their voices heard by the elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake," Obama said, adding that he "fundamentally disagrees" with Trump's directive.

The Boy Scouts of America announced it will now begin allowing transgender children who identify as boys to participate in its programs. The organization said it will defer to the gender identity indicated on applications instead of birth certificates for enrollment.

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, the parents of Trayvon Martin, chronicle the life of their slain 17-year-old son in a newly published book, Rest in Power . Trayvon Martin was shot dead by George Zimmerman nearly five years ago. The authors told TIME they hope their story will lift somebody else, including others who lost a child.

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The Quebec City mosque shooting suspect had frequently expressed his support for Trump online.

Masaya Nakamura , the man who founded the video game company behind Pac-Man , has died at 91.

Former President George H. W. Bush has been discharged from a Houston hospital after being treated for pneumonia.

Ben Affleck said he cannot direct a standalone Batman movie for Warner Bros. anymore.

Tomorrow kicks off Black History Month.

A bobcat is still on the loose in Washington, D.C. after escaping from the Smithsonians National Zoo.

The Morning Brief is published Mondays through Fridays. Email Morning Brief writer Melissa Chan at melissa.chan@time.com .

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It's a frightening ordeal to imagine, but one Baxter Springs resident was recently the victim of an attempted home invasion in broad daylight.

BAXTER SPRINGS - It's a frightening ordeal to imagine, but one Baxter Springs resident was recently the victim of an attempted home invasion in broad daylight. The nightmarish situation forced the homeowner into what is being called a self-defense shooting. The home invasion occurred early Sunday afternoon at 234 East 6th Street, in Baxter Springs.

Baxter Springs Chief of Police Mike Kliewer said Chebonnie E. Saggert, 43, entered the residence armed with a knife. The home owners were present at the time, and Saggert is said to have assaulted and threatened them with the knife. After a struggle that disarmed the suspect's weapon, one of the residents fatally shot the suspect with a firearm. The Saggert was pronounced dead at the scene, and was identified by the Baxter Springs Police Department.

As there is no apparent connection between the suspect and the home owners, it remains unclear at this time why Saggert broke into the residence. The case is currently under investigation by the Baxter Springs Police Department. The police reported they've had previous dealings with Saggert, and it is possible he may have known the house was occupied by an elderly couple.

Until the investigation is closed and the police have issued an official report, it's merely speculation, but early evidence suggests the situation is likely to fall under Kansas's "stand-your-ground" law. Kansas is one of several states to have a "castle doctrine", or a law which grants legal protection to an individual who uses a gun for self defense in their home. The term 'castle doctrine' is derived from the dictum that "an Englishman's home is his castle". This concept was established as English law by the 17th century jurist Sir Edward Coke, in his The Institutes of the Laws of England, 1628, and subsequently came to the New World with the colonists.

These days most states have stand-your-ground laws where individuals can use deadly force in circumstances of self-defense. In Kansas the specific laws are Kansas' Self-Defense & Defense of Others Statutes (KSA 2011 21-5220 through 21-5231), and first went into effect in 2006. The laws cleared up a misconception about whether or not individuals had to attempt to retreat. Now, if you're defending yourself, you do not have to retreat, hence the colloquialism, stand-your-ground.

Critics of these types of laws have argued that this allows citizens to use excessive force, and paint a picture of a lawless, wild west. The issue was catapulted into public discussion in 2012 when George Zimmerman, 28, a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Florida, fatally shot Trayvon Martin, 17.

The stand-your-ground law apparently has not been applied much in Kansas, and no specific numbers are available statewide. A spike in justifiable homicides by citizens could be an indicator that stand-your-ground laws were creating a problem, although justifiable homicides wouldnt necessarily be directly correlated to a stand-your-ground incident. Nationally, the recent rate of justifiable homicides by citizens has been fairly steady, according to the FBI, climbing about four to five percent annually the last decade.

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