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Southeast D.C. church honors Trayvon Martin
4/1/12 7:12 PM Comment
Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ in Southwest D.C. invited worshipers to attend Sunday's services in jeans and hooded sweatshirts in honor of Trayvon Martin.
Trayvon Martin: 'Justice for Trayvon' rallies held in D.C., Florida
3/31/12 7:10 PM Comment
Rallies were held in D.C., Sanford, Florida, and several other places across America this weekend, calling for "Justice for Trayvon" and for the arrest of George Zimmerman.
Trayvon Martin shooting: Video released of George Zimmerman after fatal shooting
3/29/12 11:31 PM Comment
Surveillance video of Trayvon Martin's shooter, George Zimmerman, shows no visible signs of blood or injuries, which seems to go against his claim of self-defense on the night of the fatal shooting.
Spike Lee sorry for tweeting wrong house with George Zimmerman address
3/29/12 1:22 PM Comment
Spike Lee has apologized to a Florida couple who say they were forced to leave their home when a Twitter posting that the director helped spread listed their address as that of a man who shot an unarmed teenager.
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) reprimanded for wearing hoodie on House floor
3/28/12 7:51 PM Comment
Speaking on the House floor about Trayvon Martin and racial profiling, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) wore a hoodie and sunglasses. Rush lost a son to a shooting in 1999 and has been a strong advocate for victims of gun violence.
Spike Lee tweets George Zimmerman's address, but it's the wrong house
3/28/12 12:35 PM
An address allegedly belonging to George Zimmerman was tweeted and spread around the Internet, but the problem is that Zimmerman didn't live there. Now, the couple who does says they fear for their lives.
Trayvon Martin's parents to attend D.C. event honoring teen
3/28/12 9:51 AM Comment
Trayvon Martin’s parents will spend another day in the District to attend an event honoring their slain son as a community game changer.
Trayvon Martin protesters demonstrate in D.C.
3/27/12 11:38 PM Comment
“It isn't a black thing - it's just a fact of he deserved justice,” says protester Quintess Bond. “He was killed over nonsense and we want Zimmerman to be locked up.”
Geraldo Rivera apology: Hoodie comment prompts apology from TV host
3/27/12 8:16 PM Comment
After an avalanche of criticism and even his own son saying he was ashamed of his comments about Trayvon Martin, Geraldo Rivera issued an apology but still said he was not sorry for the substance of his advice.
Trayvon Martin, not George Zimmerman, the aggressor, claims say
3/27/12 12:30 PM Comment
A slain Florida teenager and the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed him exchanged words before the teen punched him in the nose and began banging the man's head on the ground, according to the watch captain's account of the confrontation that led to the shooting.
Trayvon Martin rallies in D.C.: Anger over Martin killing grows over three days of protests
3/27/12 10:37 AM
Crowds calling for justice in the death of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teenager shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, gathered in Anacostia on Friday, by Freedom Plaza on Saturday, and at the U.S. Dept. of Justice on Monday.
Trayvon Martin shooting: Martin's parents in D.C. for hearing
3/27/12 7:26 AM Comment
The parents of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Florida teen shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer, will be on Capitol Hill Tuesday for a congressional hearing on racial profiling and hate crimes.
Trayvon Martin: One month after Martin's death, local outrage grows
3/26/12 11:23 PM Comment
It's been one month since Trayvon Martin was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida, and local outrage and demands for justice are growing.
Hoodie Sunday: Many wear hoodies as churches remember Trayvon
3/25/12 9:57 PM Comment
Wearing hooded sweatshirts similar to the one that Trayvon Martin wore on the night he was killed, many preachers and worshippers echoed calls for justice Sunday.
Trayvon Martin: Attorneys for Zimmerman, Trayvon's family make arguments
3/24/12 11:33 PM Comment
As demonstrators took to the streets to voice outrage over Trayvon's death, an attorney for George Zimmerman broadly defended his client and said Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law was properly applied.
Geraldo Rivera: Tumblr site collects photos of Geraldo wearing a hoodie
3/24/12 10:42 PM Comment
Following Geraldo Rivera’s now-infamous statements shifting part of the blame in Trayvon Martin’s murder to Trayvon himself and his parents--because he was wearing a hoodie on a cold, rainy night--now there’s a Tumblr site with photos of Geraldo in a hoodie.
Trayvon Martin rally: More than 1,000 call for justice at Freedom Plaza
3/24/12 7:52 PM Comment
Stretching from the steps of the Wilson building through the street to Freedom Plaza, more than 1,000 people stood together this afternoon on a rainy day, many in their hoodies, crying out for justice for Trayvon Martin.
Obama on Trayvon Martin case: says his son would look like Trayvon
3/23/12 7:28 PM Comment
President Barack Obama on Friday called the shooting death of Trayvon Martin a “tragedy.” And he added, "When I think about this boy, I think about my own kids.”

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