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Jamie Foxx Sings Trayvon Martin Tribute at Anniversary Vigil
On the one-year anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin, people gathered in New York City to protest national gun laws and racial profiling. Among the demonstrators were Martin's parents and actor Jamie Foxx, who sang to the crowd on a megaphone.
"We want to let you know that we love you and we're not going to leave you," the actor said, before breaking into song.
Video courtesy of NowThisNews
On Feb. 26, 2012, 17-year-old Martin was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the Orlando, Fla., suburb of Stanford. Zimmerman initially was not prosecuted because he claimed self-defense.
Martin was unarmed, wearing a hoodie and carrying a pack of Skittles candi…
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