HBCU Professor Accused Of Trivializing Trayvon Martin’s Death With ‘Hoodie’ And ‘Skittles’ Quip

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HBCU Professor Accused Of Trivializing Trayvon Martin’s Death With ‘Hoodie’ And ‘Skittles’ Quip

A student at HBCU Fort Valley State University accused one of her professors of trivializing the killing of Trayvon Martin by making an "insensitive" and "humorless" comment about a "hoodie" and "Skittles," according to a viral tweet.

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