Celebrities Lend Their Support To National Action Network
July 20th, 2013 Atlanta, Georgia- Atlanta convener, Rev. Markel Hutchens speaks to the crowd through the downpour of rain. From coast to coast, people have been out all Saturday afternoon to join the National Action Network’s Justice for Trayvon” National Action Day of Vigils. The vigils, held at noon, went from coast to coast and were held to press the federal government to charge George Zimmerman with civil charges in the death of 17 year old Trayvon Martin. Trayvon Martin was shot dead over a year ago by Zimmerman, who claimed he acted in self-defense. The prosecution argued that Zimmerman was guilty of second-degree murder, stating that he racially profiled the unarmed teen and assumed he was a criminal when he saw him walking through a gated community in Sanford, Florida. They further claimed that Zimmerman tracked the teenager down and started the fight that led to the shooting. On July 13, Zimmerman, whose voter registration record listed him as ...