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Mary Mary Joins Florida Boycott in Honor of Trayvon Martin
The Christian Post ^ | August 5, 2013

Posted on 08/05/2013 9:02:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

According to Essence magazine, the GRAMMY Award winning gospel dou Mary Mary will Join Stevie Wonder in his Florida concert boycott following the acquittal of former neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman.

"We will stand with Stevie Wonder & boycott Florida until the Stand Your Ground Law is changed," the pair reportedly told their Twitter followers. The pair explained "We love our fans but we MUST do something. We understand that a No from us isn't as big as a 'No' from Stevie Wonder, but if all our voices join together we can REALLY change things."

Before the announcement, Mary Mary singer Tina Campbell attended a April 2012 rally in Los Angeles and sang to Trayvon's family.

A jury of six women acquitted Zimmerman in July of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges related to the late night slaying of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin. Civil rights advocates say Martin, who was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and carried a ice tea and skittles when Zimmerman spotted him, was the victim of racial profiling. Zimmerman's family argues that he defended himself after he and Martin got into a physical fight.

Advocates are now asking the the Department of Justice to take up the case.

Stevie Wonder's boycott reportedly includes recording artists Eddie Levert, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Usher, Pattie Labelle, Kanye West, Trey Songz, Jay Z, Rolling Stones, R. Kelly, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Joe, Will I AM, Keyshia Cole, Young Jeezy, Erykah Badu, Wale, Frankie Beverly, and Parliament.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: blacks; boycott; entertainment; florida; gospel; gospelmusic; honor; joins; marymary; trayvon; trayvonmartin; trayvonstroops; zimmerman
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Guess I'm getting old. I have no idea who that is.
1 posted on 08/05/2013 9:02:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Nothing to worry about.


2 posted on 08/05/2013 9:03:48 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Echolalia.... Mary Mary

Its a New Trend Trend...In Pop Pop “Music””music”

ive never even heard or read the name before frankly

Im certain Florida will be DEVASTATED by the lack of mary mary!!/s


3 posted on 08/05/2013 9:09:17 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Chicago Murder Updates..http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh boy, more celebs stand their ground for “stupidity,stupidity”.


4 posted on 08/05/2013 9:12:20 PM PDT by FreedomGuru (Oil is organic.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Echolalia...you just made that up, right?


5 posted on 08/05/2013 9:12:48 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They obviously aren’t interst3ed in being contrary.


6 posted on 08/05/2013 9:15:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And the Rolling Stones who will bizarrely perform “Brown Sugar” and “Some Girls” to a lyrically oblivious crowd.


7 posted on 08/05/2013 9:16:00 PM PDT by Salamander (.......Uber Alice!.......)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t know her either, but I hear she is Quite Contrary.


8 posted on 08/05/2013 9:17:47 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (They can follow the Communist, I'll follow the Constitution...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
WOMEN
AGAINST
ROCK
FLORIDA
9 posted on 08/05/2013 9:20:26 PM PDT by Lonely Bull
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If fuel wasn’t so expensive, I’d tow my boat to Pensacola, and enjoy the quite.


10 posted on 08/05/2013 9:21:00 PM PDT by pallis
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Gospel singers— shame, I really liked some of their music...when will people who have careers dependent upon other people LIKING THEM(for their talent/craft) learn to keep out of public politics...geeshk...

most people are smart enough to NOT talk politics AT WORK!


11 posted on 08/05/2013 9:22:03 PM PDT by eeevil conservative (GIVE ME A PLACE TO STAND AND I WILL MOVE THE thatEARTH....Archimedes)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
nope echolalia   ech·o·la·li·a [ek-oh-ley-lee-uh] Show IPA noun 1. Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person. 2. the imitation by a baby of the vocal sounds produced by others, occurring as a natural phase of childhood development Odrama has exhibited signs of delayed echolalia on occasion
12 posted on 08/05/2013 9:22:31 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Chicago Murder Updates..http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I believe they are a Gospel Singer Duo


13 posted on 08/05/2013 9:23:23 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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Im certain Florida will be DEVASTATED by the lack of mary mary!!

We are gobsmacked!; flummoxed!; debilitated!; macerated!; and expectorated!

Our depression is exceeded only by our exhilaration.

Whatever....

14 posted on 08/05/2013 9:24:15 PM PDT by DeFault User
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Oh Noooooooooo! First Steven Wonder and now Mary Mary. I really feel bad for those folks in Florida. They’re going to have to learn to take a good, old fashioned “hood beat down” like a man if they want to pay to see Steven and Mary Mary sing. Or whatever it is they do.


15 posted on 08/05/2013 9:25:50 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Senator Foghorn says, You should never resist being raped, robbed, beat down or murdered.)
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Quite Contrary are their backup singers.


16 posted on 08/05/2013 9:25:52 PM PDT by GBA (Our obamanation: Romans 1:18-32)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Who, who?


17 posted on 08/05/2013 9:28:44 PM PDT by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: BigCinBigD

Exactly, exactly.


18 posted on 08/05/2013 9:29:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Stevie Wonder's boycott reportedly includes recording artists Eddie Levert, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Usher, Pattie Labelle, Kanye West, Trey Songz, Jay Z, Rolling Stones, R. Kelly, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Joe, Will I AM, Keyshia Cole, Young Jeezy, Erykah Badu, Wale, Frankie Beverly, and Parliament.

How many Indian casinos do they have in Florida?

19 posted on 08/05/2013 9:30:26 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Senator Foghorn says, You should never resist being raped, robbed, beat down or murdered.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Just more opportunity for other has-been bands and singers who ain’t boycotting them.


20 posted on 08/05/2013 9:31:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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