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Bubzer

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Thu Feb 25, 2016, 08:51 PM Feb 2016

BLM activist protests Clinton at fundraiser - in case you missed it.

A Black Lives Matter activist disrupted a fundraiser for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last night in South Carolina, calling into question the candidate’s rhetoric on race and criminal justice.

Ashley Williams began her demonstration at the $500 a plate event, revealing a sign to guests that read, “we have to bring them to heel.” The quote is from the speech Hillary Clinton delivered in New Hampshire in January 1996 when she told an audience at Keene State College that, “these are not just gangs of kids anymore, they are often the kinds of kids that are called super predators. No conscience, no empathy. We can talk about why they ended up that way but first we have to bring them to heel.”

“I am not a super predator, Hillary Clinton. Can you apologize to black people for mass incarceration?” Williams told the candidate on Wednesday.

The video quickly went viral and by Thursday morning, the hashtag #WhichHillary was the top trend on Twitter.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/blm-activist-protests-clinton-fundraiser
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BLM activist protests Clinton at fundraiser - in case you missed it. (Original Post) Bubzer Feb 2016 OP
Oh, thanks, I did not know! I wonder why DU has ignored this? lunamagica Feb 2016 #1
... Bubzer Feb 2016 #2
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