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Donning hoodies for Trayvon Martin

State Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood) puts on a hooded sweat shirt before speaking in memory of Trayvon Martin at the Capitol in Sacramento.

State Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood) puts on a hooded sweat shirt before speaking in memory of Trayvon Martin at the Capitol in Sacramento.  (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

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California lawmakers donned hoodies Thursday to protest the killing of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teenager who was shot to death last month by a neighborhood watch volunteer. See full story

Also, students at USC called attention to the case with a flash mob.

Lawmakers don hoodies

State Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood), center, speaks of the shooting of Trayvon Martin during a news conference at the Capitol. More than a dozen senators and Assembly members wore hooded sweat shirts on the floor of each chamber and ended the day’s session in memory of the 17-year-old, who was shot to death Feb. 26. Behind him, from left, are Assemblyman Isadore Hall (D-Compton), state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), Sen. Curren Price Jr. (D-Los Angeles), Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) and Assemblyman Steven Bradford (D-Gardena).  (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Flash mob for Trayvon Martin at USC

Sade Ojuola, 19, a junior at USC, participates in a student-led “I Am Trayvon Martin’’ rally and flash mob at USC on Thursday.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Flash mob for Trayvon Martin at USC

About 100 students in hoodies at USC participate in a student-led “I Am Trayvon Martin” rally and flash mob at USC.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Flash mob for Trayvon Martin at USC

A protester holds up a bag of Skittles. Trayvon Martin was holding tea and a package of Skittles when he was shot to death by a Florida neigborhood watch volunteer.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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