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Six N.Y. Senators Don Hoodies for #Trayvon Martin

March 28, 2012 islamoyankee

Six N.Y. Senators Don Hoodies for Trayvon Martin — Daily Intel.

In Albany yesterday, the six hooded lawmakers read off a list of black men killed by New York police, tracing responsibility back to Rudy Giuliani. “It is horrific what happened to Trayvon,” Adams added. “But it happens every day in the city of New York.”

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