New York Lawmakers Don Hoodies For Trayvon Martin

Democratic legislators in Albany are holding a news conference, dressed in hoodies, today. City Councilman Jumaane Williams sported a hoodie on Twitter yesterday.

Rosie Gray BuzzFeed News Reporter

Posted on March 26, 2012, at 3:24 p.m. ET

a.yfrog.com / Via Twitter: @https://twitter.com/!/CapitalTonight

A group of New York State Senators and Assemblymen are holding a press conference in solidarity with Trayvon Martin today, all sporting hoodies.

The hoodie as expression of solidarity with Martin also appeared in New York state politics last night on New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams:

Twitter: @JumaaneWilliams

I wear a #hoodie, have #locks and earrings. I'm not a #criminal. I'm a @NYCCouncil Member. #WeareallTrayvonMartin. t.co/Hrrgj1ZB
â€” Jumaane D. Williams (@JumaaneWilliams) March 26, 2012

d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net / Via Twitter: @https://twitter.com/!/JumaaneWilliams

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