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Beyoncé, Jay-Z Join Trayvon Rally

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With teen’s parents in NYC.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z joined Sybrina Fulton, the mother of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, and 1,000 others at a protest in lower Manhattan on Saturday, one of 100 rallies to be held across the country. “Trayvon is not here to speak for himself,” Fulton told the crowd. “Trayvon was a child, and sometimes I think that gets lost in the system.” Beyoncé and Jay-Z stood by Fulton’s side—and were photographed with Fulton and the Rev. Al Sharpton—but they did not speak. Martin’s father, Tracy Martin, spoke at a similar rally in Miami.

Read it at New York Post