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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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