Harlem prays for the family of Trayvon Martin while his dad, The Game, captures him in motion. “1st Sunday after the verdict my son wakes up & says: ‘Daddy, let’s pray for Trayvon Martin’. My reply: ‘Go get your hoody son,'” tweets the star.
The rapper was one of several celebs to express disappointment in the jury’s verdict that deemed George Zimmerman not guilty of murdering 17-year-old Trayvon last year. “Put a picture of my oldest son side by side with a picture of Trayvon because that’s how blown back I am by the NOT GUILTY verdict !!!!! What if it was MY SON,” wrote the The Game. “I feel for his parents & family…… Lord knows my heart couldn’t hold the amount of pain they’re drowning in. #RIPTrayvonMartin.”
Russell Simmons also expressed heartache over the verdict making a special statement via his website, Global Grind, that sent comfort to the family and called for an end to laws that “create the environment for a tragedy like to this to ever happen again.”
Trayvon Martin was shot to death by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, while en route to a family friend’s house in Sanford, Florida. Check out what other celebs had to say about Zimmerman’s verdict.
LoLa Monroe: “How devastating!! Praying for Trayvon’s mother and family..! Wow.”
Christina Milian: “Sad.. The Florida court system made a major fail. #RipTrayvonMartin #JusticeForTrayvon.. So unfortunate things like this happens everyday.”
The-Dream: “One day we will stop tearing each other down and face reality. Beyond entertainment a life of Color holds no weight.”
Meek Mill: “It’s not about black and white or any other race…It’s about the value of a black kid life being very low in America…With a black president.”
Kim Kardashian: “My heart goes out to Trayvon Martin’s family & loved ones. Thought & prayers being sent their way #NoJustice.”
Diddy: “My prayers go out to Trayvon’s family!!!! God Bless them!!!!”
Shaquille O’Neal: “George Zimmerman not guilty can u believe that. Wow.”
Chris Paul: “WoW!!! Prayers out to the Martin family…”
Dwyane Wade: “Wow!!! Stunned!!! Saddened as a father!!! Some1 make sense of this verdict for me right now please!!! Don’t worry I’ll wait…”
