Mothers of the Movement spoke at the Democratic National Convention tonight. In the ten minutes they stood together on stage, they offered strength, hope, love, and a promise to continue to use their voices to amplify the message of Black Lives Matter. Within seconds of leaving the stage, #MothersOfTheMovement shot to the top of Twitter’s worldwide trends as the country came together to honor their courage.
These are the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Jordan Davis, Dontré Hamilton, and Hadiya Pendleton.
These #MothersoftheMovement are absolutely incredible. What strength. Just unbelievable.
— Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) July 27, 2016
These ladies have unimaginable strength and resolve. Regal. Power. Love. #MothersoftheMovement #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/aVbqGOlVHb
— Lonnell Williams (@3LWTV) July 27, 2016
Hillary owes black women everything right now. For the sake of policy I hope that her administration remembers.
— Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) July 27, 2016
What are these women made of that they can stand in gratitude? They stand and thank God. pic.twitter.com/iUIvcJSFrg
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) July 27, 2016
This is their full speech.
I never know what to say about these women…mainly because I cannot imagine being robbed of a child and wanting to get out of bed the next day, much less stand on a national stage and initiate a call for peace.
God bless them…and let us fashion a better world where no other woman has to join that tragic sorority.
each one of these women is so amazing. We are so lucky that they were gracious enough to bring their message to the DNC.
I want my faith to grow as strong as theirs. I just want a little of what they have, what Michelle has, what Maya Angelou had and Shirley Chisholm and Sojourner Truth had. Watching these women makes me feel taller, if that makes sense.
Sigh… I shouldn’t have watched this at work. I can’t pull myself together now.
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