Clinton protested by Black Lives Matter
They sang Janelle Monáe’s “Hell You Talmbout”, a gripping protest song in which Monáe chants the names of victims of police violence.
In Georgia, she’ll be joined Friday by Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon and veteran Atlanta congressman.
The students behind the protest said they wanted Clinton to more directly address the policing practices behind the series of shooting deaths of unarmed black men by white law enforcement officers that have put places like Ferguson, Mo.in the national consciousness. “But we want more from her than what other leaders are expecting and willing to take”.
“When we talk about criminal justice reform, we also need to understand that millions of people have been arrested for using marijuana”, Sanders said. “The murder of nine innocents at Bible study has renewed the call to do something about the senseless gun violence that stalks our country”, she said.
But White House officials say they fear a release of the emails would undermine a long-standing tradition of presidents being able to receive uninhibited advice from their advisors.
Hillary Clinton had just been feted by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
In Alabama earlier this month, she used a speech in front of black Democrats to blast the state’s white Republican governor for closing driver’s licenses offices in 31 counties, many of them overwhelmingly black.
“I have a few issues to discuss and proposals to make if our friends will allow me to do it. They may actually find them to their liking”, Clinton said, while continuing to speak over the disruption, one of the loudest she had faced on the campaign trail.
In March, Clinton came under close scrutiny for using her personal email account for official purposes while serving as USA secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. He went on to point out that Clinton was in favor of proposals that the Black Lives Matter movement favors.
In one of the newly released email exchanges, Clinton asked for Lady Gaga’s address so she could “write a note” after the pop star defended Clinton’s fashion choices on “The View”. Studies have shown that employers are reluctant to consider applications with a criminal history, but job prospects improve for former felons if hiring managers hear about their qualifications before their criminal records. “I really appreciate it, and I appreciate the congressman and the mayor having my back”, Mrs Clinton said.
Mr. Obama’s direct correspondence with Mrs. Clinton was forwarded by the State Department to the White House, which has decided against release, a move likely to intensify the struggle between Mrs. Clinton and congressional Republicans, who have pressed for disclosure of her emails as part of an investigation into the administration’s handling of the Benghazi events. But our president today is Barack Hussein Obama … and he is black … and same-sex marriage is now part of America … and legalized recreational weed is dawning, even in our nation’s capital … and Black Lives Matter … and a socialist could be president.
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