Black Mothers Get A Standing Ovation At The DNC
Black Mothers Get A Standing Ovation At The DNC
Julia Craven Reporter, The Huffington Post
Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, the crowd went wild.
The women of “Mothers of the Movement” were met with a standing ovation and chants of “Black Lives Matter” before they spoke about why they stand with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
The group includes women who have lost their sons and daughters to police and gun violence ¯ deaths that fueled the Black Lives Matter movement and The Movement for Black Lives.
many of our children are gone, but they are not forgotten,” said Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of 28-year-old Sandra Bland, who died in jail last year following a traffic stop in Waller County, Texas, that escalated.
“I’m here with Hillary Clinton tonight because she is a … mother that will say our children’s names,” Reed-Veal said, referencing the “Say Her Name” campaign that began following Bland’s death. She encouraged people to vote for a “president who will help lead us down the path toward restoration and change.”
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Julia Craven Reporter, The Huffington Post
Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, the crowd went wild.
The women of “Mothers of the Movement” were met with a standing ovation and chants of “Black Lives Matter” before they spoke about why they stand with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
The group includes women who have lost their sons and daughters to police and gun violence ¯ deaths that fueled the Black Lives Matter movement and The Movement for Black Lives.
many of our children are gone, but they are not forgotten,” said Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of 28-year-old Sandra Bland, who died in jail last year following a traffic stop in Waller County, Texas, that escalated.
“I’m here with Hillary Clinton tonight because she is a … mother that will say our children’s names,” Reed-Veal said, referencing the “Say Her Name” campaign that began following Bland’s death. She encouraged people to vote for a “president who will help lead us down the path toward restoration and change.”
READ MORE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/black-...
