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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BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Mar 28, 2012

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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Aaron Pearson, 41, was reported missing on Thursday.

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Activists groups say they’ll call on Gov. Tim Walz and the Legislature to implement police reforms.

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Hundreds of people wearing hooded sweatshits turned out at a march and rally at the University of Minnestoa. The gathering was an expression of solidarity with an unarmed Florida teenager shot and killed by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman.

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