Students from Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities rallied in honor of Trayvon Martin at the Georgia State Capitol Monday. More than 3,000 people were in attendance to protest the death of an unarmed 17-year-old boy who was walking back to his father’s fiancé’s home from picking up snacks.

In a rally organized by the Louisiana State University chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, demonstrators wore hooded sweatshirts and carried red bags of Skittles candy this past weekend, the Advocate reports.

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich appeared on Piers Morgan talk show Thursday night and was asked to comment on the Trayvon Martin case.

As each day passes, the evidence is stacking up against 28-year-old George Zimmerman who shot an unarmed 17-year-old teenager. Trayvon Martin was walking home with a bag of skittles and a can iced tea when Zimmerman followed the youth, who he deemed “suspicious.”

In a 911 Call, Zimmerman referred to Trayvon Martin as a “fu–king coon” in 911 recording. As Zimmerman speaks with an emergency dispatcher, he refers to the teen as the derogatory term.