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Church Members Wear Hoodies As Call For Justice In Trayvon Martin’s Death
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Members of a Southern California church are joining the many voices across the nation calling for justice in the death of Trayvon Martin. The unarmed African American teen was...
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Demonstration Held In LA Over Shooting Death Of Florida Teen
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Public outcry over the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin intensified in Los Angeles Monday night with a large protest outside City Hall. The protestors rallied together...
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Antioch University Students Organize ‘Hoodie Day’ To Honor Slain Teen
CULVER CITY (CBS) — Students from Antioch University has organized a “Wear Your Hoodie To Work Day” as they rally to seek justice for a Florida teen who was shot to death last month. The event started...
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Crenshaw Rally Calls For Jury To Decide Martin Case; Teen’s Twitter Log...
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The shooting death of a Florida teen that has sparked a national conversation about race has also fueled calls for justice here in Los Angeles. KNX 1070’s Margaret Carrero reports...
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Store Owners Defend ‘Hats Off’ Policy Amid ‘Pro-Hoodie’ Movement
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A Southland campaign aimed at protecting business owners from potential robbery suspects may come under increased scrutiny in the face of a national wave of hooded rallies in the...
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Shooter’s Brother Speaks Out, As Vigil Is Held At USC For Trayvon Martin
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Students gathered on the USC campus, lighting candles and donning hoodies, in honor of Trayvon Martin, while across town the brother of the man who shot and killed the Florida teen...
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Leaders Join Community Members At First AME Church To Demand Justice For...
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — African American leaders and elected officials joined community members during Sunday church services in South Los Angeles to protest the killing of an unarmed Florida teenager....
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‘Million Hoodie March’ Held In LA To Demand Justice For Trayvon Martin
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Civil rights activists in L.A. held a rally Monday, adding their voices to the nationwide calls for the arrest of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Florida Teen Trayvon...
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Southlanders React To Arrest In Trayvon Martin Case
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — George Zimmerman turned himself in to authorities in Sanford Florida Wednesday to face a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was expected...
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Trayvon Who? Most Angelenos See Improved Race Relations Post-LA Riots
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Even as the national debate over race relations continues to simmer in the Trayvon Martin shooting, a poll released Thursday found most Angelenos believe the city is safer and more...
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Trayvon Martin’s Parents Host Civil Rights Rally In South LA
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A rally featuring civil rights activists, popular entertainers and politicians was held at a Los Angeles church Thursday to mark the two-month anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death....
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Skateboarder Who Claims Excessive Force By LAPD Hires Attorney Representing...
VENICE (CBSLA.com) — A skateboarder who claims police used excessive force when they arrested him has hired the attorney representing the family of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen who was shot to...
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Would Zimmerman Acquittal Spark Riots? LA Author Says ‘No’
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — As the nation awaits the jury’s verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, one Southland author and commentator said Friday he believes local reaction to the case is unlikely to...
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Zimmerman Acquittal Spurs Protests In Leimert Park
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Police Saturday called for a citywide tactical alert as hundreds gathered for two demonstrations in Leimert Park to protest the not guilty verdict of George Zimmerman in the...
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Anti-Zimmerman Demonstrators Disrupt Traffic On 10 Freeway, Crenshaw Boulevard
CRENSHAW (CBSLA.com) — Crowds of anti-Zimmerman protesters shut down part of the 10 Freeway in Crenshaw Sunday evening. About 200 demonstrators stood on the freeway to block traffic. Many held signs...
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Garcetti Cuts Short DC Trip After Zimmerman Protests
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Monday was expected to cut short a trip to the East Coast in response to the threat of continuing protests over the acquittal of George...
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14 Arrested In Crenshaw Protests Following Zimmerman Verdict
CRENSHAW (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles police issued a citywide tactical alert Monday evening and 14 people were arrested as residents took to the streets for a third day in Los Angeles to protest the...
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Man Charged For Allegedly Punching LAPD Officer During Mid-City Zimmerman...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 24-year-old man pleaded not guilty to multiple misdemeanors Tuesday for allegedly punching a Los Angeles police officer during a Mid-City protest of the acquittal of George...
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Angelenos Peacefully Rally Against Zimmerman Verdict After Rampage In Crenshaw
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A day after a rampage in Crenshaw over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, Angelenos peacefully rallied for justice. Protestors...
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Demonstrators, LAPD Use Social Media During Zimmerman Protests
LEIMERT PARK (CBSLA.com) — As protests continue over the weekend acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, demonstrators and police alike say they are using social...
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‘Justice For Trayvon’ Group Rallies In Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — A group which bills itself as “Justice for Trayvon Martin-Los Angeles” rallied in Beverly Hills on Wednesday evening. Several hundred demonstrators marched west on Wilshire...
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Pasadena Assemblyman Urges Boycott Of Florida
PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — A Democratic Pasadena assemblyman plans to introduce a resolution calling for a boycott of Florida in the wake of the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old...
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17 Arrested During Anti-Zimmerman Protest In Victorville
VICTORVILLE (CBSLA.com) — Seventeen people, including eight juveniles, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to storm the Victor Valley Mall during an anti-George Zimmerman protest. Security...
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Black Business Leaders Call For Hiring Boost To Stem Protests
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Leaders of the black business community in Los Angeles called on local businesses Thursday to hire more black youth to help quell the threat of further protests over the...
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11 Arrested When Zimmerman Protest Turns Violent In San Bernardino
SAN BERNARDINO (AP) — Police said a march protesting the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin turned violent in San Bernardino Thursday night. Police Chief Robert Handy said...
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Community Leaders Urge People To Protest Zimmerman Verdict In A Peaceful Manner
CRENSHAW (CBSLA.com) — In the days following violent demonstrations and dozens of arrests in the Southland due to the George Zimmerman verdict, community leaders and authorities gathered Friday in...
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Congresswoman Praises President Obama For Trayvon Martin Comments
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — President Obama was praised Friday by Rep. Karen Bass for opening up a dialog on race and rare relations following George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the Trayvon Martin murder...
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Jamie Foxx Backs Trayvon Martin’s Mom ‘Forever’
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hours after President Barack Obama delivered remarks about Trayvon Martin and the George Zimmerman trial, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson addressed the racially charged case at...
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Hundreds Take Part In ‘Justice For Trayvon’ Rally Downtown
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Hundreds of supporters of Trayvon Martin gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest the not-guilty verdict of George Zimmerman. Chanting “no justice, no peace,”...
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Demonstrators Protest Police Brutality In Anaheim On Anniversary Of Deadly OIS
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — Hundreds of demonstrators turned out Sunday to protest police brutality in Anaheim. The demonstration was held to coincide with the one year anniversary of the fatal shooting of...
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Bernard Parks Introduced Resolution Supporting Federal Probe Into Trayvon...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard C. Parks Tuesday introduced a resolution to fellow council members asking for their support of a federal investigation into the death of...
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Man, 28, Charged With Trying To Steal TV News Cameras During Zimmerman Protest
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 28-year-old man was charged with trying to steal television news cameras during a protest of the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, according to...
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LA Becomes One Of The 1st US Cities To Back Federal Probe Into Death Of...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Civil rights leaders on Wednesday hailed the passage of a Los Angeles City Council resolution calling for federal prosecutors to investigate the death of Florida teen Trayvon...
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Crenshaw High School Hosts Trayvon Martin Dedication For MLK Jr. Anniversary
CRENSHAW (CBSLA.com) — High school students, teachers and political officials hosted Tuesday a Garden Beautification, Trayvon Martin Memorial Dedication and march. The event began at 9 a.m. at the...
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Claremont Church Erects Nativity Scene Featuring Trayvon Martin
CLAREMONT (CBSLA.com) — A Southland church continues its tradition of thought provoking nativity scenes this year, with a display featuring Trayvon Martin. The controversial nativity at Claremont...
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Lancaster Mayor Circulates Flyer Branding City Council Hopeful ‘Gang Candidate’
LANCASTER (CBSLA.com) — An Antelope Valley mayor is under fire for circulating a mailer labeling a city council candidate a “gang candidate.” The mailer, circulated by Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris,...
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Rally Held In Crenshaw In Support Of Trayvon Martin On Anniversary Of...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — An anti-gun violence and racial profiling rally was held Saturday in Crenshaw on the one-year anniversary of the controversial George Zimmerman verdict. Zimmerman was...
View ArticleSchool Raises Black Lives Matter Flag, Focuses On Racism
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont high school has raised a Black Lives Matter flag as part of a series of events on racism. The student-led move, part of Black History Month, in the Montpelier school...
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