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St. Paul city council members wear hoodie sweatshirts in honor of Treyvon Martin

Four council members wore hoodies at a St. Paul city council meeting. It's a reference to Florida teenager Treyvon Martin who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain. Melvin Carter III urged people passionate about racially-charged incident to show up to the Million Hoodie March on the University of Minnesota campus Thursday.
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Four council members wore hoodies at a St. Paul city council meeting. It's a reference to Florida teenager Treyvon Martin who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain. Melvin Carter III urged people passionate about racially-charged incident to show up to the Million Hoodie March on the University of Minnesota campus Thursday.

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