Beyond the hoodie: a mohawk tribute to Trayvon Martin

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A man, who identified himself as Mohawk Gaz, sports an image of Trayvon Martin on his hair during a rally to protest his killing in Miami, Florida April 1, 2012. Thousands of protesters gathered in a downtown bayfront park on Sunday demanding the arrest of the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed the unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, in central Florida a month ago.

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Mohawk Gaz wears a picture of Trayvon Martin in his hair along with his name as he and other supporters gather for a rally in his honor at the Bayfront Amphitheater on April 1, 2012 in Miami, Florida.

The hoodie has become the garment of choice for supporters of Trayvon Martin, but this man took it one step further, creating an image of the teenager in his hairstyle.  

Rep. Bobby Rush was reprimanded for wearing a hoodie on the House Floor.

In New York and in California, lawmakers wore hoodies in his honor.

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Classy and tasteful as always.

    Reply#1 - Mon Apr 2, 2012 12:53 PM EDT

    This is news? Even if the whole country protests, nothing is going to happen until Mid April, or nothing may happen at all. If the idiot with the gun who wanted to play cop has medical proof that his nose was broken and that he was beaten then he will not be arrested and eventually the protests will fizzle out or have no impact just like the 99% movement. The media will stop covering the story due to viewer boredom. Unfortunately this part of our current backward culture.

      Reply#2 - Mon Apr 2, 2012 1:06 PM EDT

      I wonder how many Trayvon tattoos are now out there.

        Reply#3 - Mon Apr 2, 2012 2:17 PM EDT
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