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.

The death of an unarmed 17-year-old boy by a neighborhood watchman has called colleges across the nation to action. Florida A&M held a protest to denounce the action actions of George Zimmerman and the Sanford Police Department.

Authorities have released the 911 calls in the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting case. Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American Teen, was walking to his father’s home from a nearby 7-eleven when he was attacked by George Zimmerman, who deemed him “suspicious.”