- 07/15/2013 by Rebecca Myles (WBAI)

On Sunday, hundreds and hundreds of New Yorkers, joining Americans all over the country, in churches, in public squares, and on the social networking sites, reacted to the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial over the shooting death of African American teenager Trayvon Martin.Today New York elected officials are demanding the Justice Department continue its investigation over whether George ZImmerman violated the civil rights of Trayvon Martin in the shooting death in February of 2012.WBAI's Rebecca Myles has been following the reaction and has more