Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumClinton Gains Support From 170 African American Women Leaders
The women will serve as surrogates for Clinton, a Democrat, and according to the campaign, they will host debate watch parties, neighborhood meetings, and women-only phone banks.........
Some of the black women leaders who endorsed Clinton include, actress Angela Bassett; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, who was killed by police in New York; actress Vivica Fox; Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Florida; Alexis Herman, former Secretary of Labor; Alice Huffman, an NAACP board member; Shonda Rhimes, Executive Producer of the hit television show "Scandal"; actress Holly Robinson-Peete; and Democrats Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington D.C.; Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas; Rep. Maxine Waters of California; and Rep. Donna Edwards of Maryland.
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For his part, Sanders still insists that he can attract a sizable portion of the black vote, but it's a daunting challenge for Sanders considering Clinton has longstanding relationships in the black community, dating back to when her husband, Bill Clinton, was in the White House.
"Hillary knows the reality of women earning less than men, confronting barriers to advancing in the workforce, and politicians interfering with a woman's right to make her own health care decisions is even starker for African American women,"........
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/clinton-gains-support-170-african-american-women-leaders-n510846
full list is at the link
Ana Hauhet
(67 posts)also including Congresswoman Alma Adams, North Carolina!
yes!
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)livetohike
(22,145 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)And the many other endorsements who will help in bringing her message out both in appearances and on media and social media!
HRC got this!
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)In fact 2 of our kids were born there. My husband just left to do a job there. He will be back Friday next week . He is getting me a phone list I am so excited. I still may go next Saturday to physically canvass. It's an 8 hour drive but I can do this.
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)Which surprised me. I thought she would endorse Hillary Clinton. Oh well.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)Instead, she is one of Sanders handful of POC that speaks for him in the media. Nina is out of work (so to speak) and she needs exposure to run for something. The Sander's campaign is a good place for a black woman to get noticed. It would be like a Muslim community leader shilling for Donald Trump.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)I like her a lot, so I'm okay with it and if it helps her, more power to the woman! I'm certain Hillary Clinton would agree.
Walk away
(9,494 posts)Cha
(297,311 posts)Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)Hope she'll work on some ads
Cha
(297,311 posts)She's magnificent.. now she and Kerry Washington are for Hillary!
Mahalo~
Tarheel_Dem
(31,235 posts)book_worm
(15,951 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)William769
(55,147 posts)Response to Rose Siding (Original post)
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