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Pfleger Asks Churches To Honor Florida Boy Who Was Shot Dead
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Rev. Michael Pfleger is asking area churches this Sunday to honor the memory of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida boy who was shot and killed by a man who is claiming...
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Death Of Trayvon Martin Strikes Chord In Chicago
UPDATED 03/26/12 8:33 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – The shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin last month in Florida, at the hands of a member of the local neighborhood watch, has been sparking...
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Jackson, Civil Rights Leaders Call For Arrest Of Man Who Shot Trayvon Martin
(CBS) – The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin were joined Monday by civil rights leaders, including Rev. Jesse Jackson, who called for the arrest of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch...
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Illinois Lawmaker Pushes For ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager, in Sanford, Fla., has brought critical attention to the “Stand Your Ground” laws. As WBBM Newsradio’s Lisa Fielding...
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Rep. Rush Kicked Off House Floor For Wearing Hoodie
Updated 03/28/12 – 4:21 p.m. WASHINGTON (CBS) — U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) was kicked off the House floor Wednesday morning for wearing a hoodie in protest of the shooting death of Trayvon...
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Pfleger, Rush Applaud Decision To Charge George Zimmerman
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Rev. Michael Pfleger says he is grateful for the second-degree murder charge against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida, but he believes “stand your...
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Teen Charged With Hate Crime, Says He Was Mad About Trayvon Martin
OAK PARK, Ill. (CBS) — A teen charged with a hate crime in Oak Park says he attacked and beat up his victim because he was angry about the Trayvon Martin case. Alton Hayes III, 18, of Oak Park, is...
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Chicagoans React To Zimmerman Acquittal
CHICAGO (CBS) — Some Chicagoans are reacting to George Zimmerman’s acquittal with a number of pop-up protests around the city. There were a number of peaceful protests last night following George...
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Roddy White Apologizes For Tweeting Zimmerman Jurors Should ‘Kill Themselves’
(CBS) Following George Zimmerman’s acquittal of all charges in his trial for the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, Falcons wide receiver Roddy White fired off the following tweet. “All them...
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Giants WR Cruz Apologizes For Zimmerman Tweet
(AP) New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz has apologized for a message he sent on Twitter in the wake of the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Cruz sent a series of tweets Sunday calling his...
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Bruce Springsteen Dedicates Song To Trayvon Martin
(Photo Credit: CESAR MANSO/AFP/Getty Images) By Mason Johnson There have been many reactions to Saturday’s acquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year....
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African-American Familes Not Optimistic After Zimmerman Acquittal
(CBS) – President Obama’s statement that “It could have been me” – a reference to slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin — resonates with many black families in Chicago. CBS 2′s Suzanne Le Mignot talks to...
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Juror From Chicago: ‘Zimmerman Got Away With Murder’
CHICAGO (CBS) - A juror who acquitted George Zimmerman of all charges in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year has broken her silence about the nationally publicized case. The...
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Trayvon Martin’s Mother Recalls Opening ‘Pandora’s Box’ Of Evidence 3 Years...
(CBS) — More than two years before Ferguson, the shooting death of Trayvon Martin was a call to action for many people. The unarmed 17-year-old was shot and killed in 2012 by George Zimmerman, who...
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