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Former Black Panther Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois, made quite a fuss when he donned a "hoodie" in the U.S. House until he was escorted out. At the time, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, "applauded his courage" for doing so. Meanwhile, back home in Rush's district, two men wearing hooded sweatshirts, or "hoodies," were the shooters in an incident that left one dead and five injured. A congressman was removed from the House floor Wednesday after giving a speech about Trayvon Martin while wearing a hoodie. In fact, during a span of six-hours Thursday night, 13 people were shot, leaving two...

At least two people were killed and 11 others wounded in violence across Chicago overnight, most of the victims from just two shootings on the West and South sides, according to police. Suspects were being questioned in one of the shootings, the killing of a man near his home on the Far South Side, officials said.

SACRAMENTO -- California lawmakers donned hoodies Thursday in the Capitol to express outrage over the killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old black teen shot to death by a self-styled neighborhood watch leader in a case that has generated an impassioned national debate about race and justice. The lawmakers, led by the legislative Black, Latino and Asian Pacific Islander caucuses, adjourned in memory of Martin as pressure grew around the country for Florida authorities to file charges against the alleged killer, George Zimmerman. ..."Why, in America, almost 150 years after slavery, is African-American life not valued at the same level...

A lot has been made about the hoodie lately. Not only has Geraldo partially blamed it for the death of Trayvon Martin, but it’s also become a symbol of unity for standing with the slain teen and his family. So when the Obama camp announced via Twitter yesterday that it was putting its 2012 hoodies on sale, it got some thinking: Is the President trying to capitalize off the death of Martin? On Monday, the Obama2012 Twitter account sent out this message:

Christians across the country went to church on Sunday wearing hooded sweatshirts to show solidarity with Trayvon Martin, who wore one when he was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida. Pastors called for justice for the slain black teenager as part of their sermons. At Martin's family church, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Miami Gardens, Fla., Martin's mother Sybrina Fulton, attended the 7 a.m. service Sunday. The members planned to leave in buses for rallies in Sanford Monday, Miami Herald reported. Sanford is where 17-year-old Martin was shot to death on Feb. 26 by a 28-year-old neighborhood watch...

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Coincidence? Obama camp peddles 2012 'Hoodies' So when the Obama camp announced via Twitter yesterday that it was putting its 2012 hoodies on sale, it got some thinking: Is the President trying to capitalize off the death of Martin?

It is not often that I agree with Geraldo Rivera, but recently he said something very practical and potentially life-saving, when he urged black and Hispanic parents not to let their children go around wearing hoodies. There is no point in dressing like a hoodlum when you are not a hoodlum, even though that has become a fashion for some minority youths, including the teenager who was shot and killed in a confrontation in Florida. I don't know the whole story of that tragedy, any more than those who are making loud noises in the media do, but that...

March 18, 2012Geraldo Rivera Places Blame Of Trayvon Martin Death On Hoody Watch video ten times, take shot every time Rivera says "gangsta" by John Vinson Here’s a quick breakdown of Geraldo Rivera’s Trayvon Martin segment on the show Fox & Friends: 0:01 – 0:18 – Talking about how George Zimmerman, "the person responsible for gunning down Trayvon Martin should be investigated to the full extent of the law." 0:19 – 2:55 – Goes on an asinine diatribe about how black & latino people shouldn’t wear hoodies, and how white people cross the street when someone of a darker color...

RETAILERS have demanded Gold Coast staff enforce bans on hoodies and helmets in response to the city's armed robbery epidemic. Chains such as BP and Shell are urging their Gold Coast store managers to follow the policy to help avoid robberies and easily identify thieves, The Gold Coast Bulletin reports. BP senior customer response representative Ryan Holmes said company-owned sites on the Gold Coast had been ordered to take initiatives to protect their staff. About 20 Gold Coast BP service stations now close at 8.30pm instead of 10pm and staff are asking customers to remove clothing that hides their face....

Working on the premise that if adults do it, teenagers won't, a group of grandmothers has started wearing hooded tops and baseball caps.Mari Savage has enlisted friends in the seaside town of Margate, Kent, to adopt the "gangsta granny" look as they queue for their pensions at the post office. With stores and shopping centres around the country banning the hooded tops and caps in an attempt to reduce anti-social behaviour and crime, Mrs Savage decided to take the matters a step further with a campaign to make the garments "uncool". "If we wear these things, they won't want...

Right before the election the notorious rapper Eminem (who has rapped about killing his mother, by the way) released his new anti-Bush rap MOSH and the DU crowd went NUTS over it. The video for the song features hordes of young, alienated youths marching in lock-step with a recently returned US marine from Irag who found out as he came home that he was being ordered back onto the front lines and decides to rebel, or something. Anyway, he and his followers all wear these black 'hoodies' which they menacingly ppull tight over their glowering eyes... The DU crowd started...