Trayvon Missouri
2015-11-05 20:22:52 UTC
Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Chicago on Monday, where she
visited with mothers of several black men killed at the hands of
police in recent years, which have in turn spawned uproar and
led to national calls for social justice.
Clinton visited with the mothers to discuss gun violence and
relationships between law enforcement and the communities they
serve.
The meeting included Samaria Rice, whose 8-year-old son, Tamir,
was killed by Cleveland police last November as he played with a
toy gun, and the mother of Michael Brown, a Ferguson, Mo., teen
shot and killed in August 2014 by a police officer. Browns
death led to weeks of unrest in the St. Louis suburb and
amplified a national outcry for police reform.
In recent weeks, Clinton, along with candidates such as Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders, have met with representatives from Black
Lives Matter -- formed after the 2012 death of Florida teen
Trayvon Martin -- to discuss policy platforms and what they
would like to see out of 2016 presidential hopefuls. The group
has launched Campaign Zero, which calls for limiting police
use of force and more oversight from civilian review boards of
police departments.
Clintons meeting with the mothers came on the same day
President Obama talked about the need for the next president of
the United States to improve race relations.
One of the things that I've consistently said as president is
that I'm the president of all people. I am very proud that my
presidency can help to galvanize and mobilize America on behalf
of issues of racial disparity and racial injustice, he told NBC
News.
Moreover, Obama talked about disparities in how minorities are
treated in the justice system.
Pretty much up and down the line, what we see is disparities in
how white, black, Hispanic suspects are treated, [with] higher
arrest rates, tougher sentencing, longer sentences, he said.
While no official endorsement from groups such as Black Lives
Matter is likely to take place, members have vowed to play a
role in the 2016 election.
Several candidates, including Clinton and Sanders, have
experienced disruptions from demonstrators.
Until we hear from candidates, beyond just saying, Black lives
matter -- until we hear them really address how we are
continuously cut out of the American democracy, were going to
continue to shut debates down, Patrisse Cullors, a Los Angeles-
native and founding member of Black Lives Matter, told The Times
last summer. Were going to continue to call elected officials
out.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-
trailguide-11022015-htmlstory.html
visited with mothers of several black men killed at the hands of
police in recent years, which have in turn spawned uproar and
led to national calls for social justice.
Clinton visited with the mothers to discuss gun violence and
relationships between law enforcement and the communities they
serve.
The meeting included Samaria Rice, whose 8-year-old son, Tamir,
was killed by Cleveland police last November as he played with a
toy gun, and the mother of Michael Brown, a Ferguson, Mo., teen
shot and killed in August 2014 by a police officer. Browns
death led to weeks of unrest in the St. Louis suburb and
amplified a national outcry for police reform.
In recent weeks, Clinton, along with candidates such as Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders, have met with representatives from Black
Lives Matter -- formed after the 2012 death of Florida teen
Trayvon Martin -- to discuss policy platforms and what they
would like to see out of 2016 presidential hopefuls. The group
has launched Campaign Zero, which calls for limiting police
use of force and more oversight from civilian review boards of
police departments.
Clintons meeting with the mothers came on the same day
President Obama talked about the need for the next president of
the United States to improve race relations.
One of the things that I've consistently said as president is
that I'm the president of all people. I am very proud that my
presidency can help to galvanize and mobilize America on behalf
of issues of racial disparity and racial injustice, he told NBC
News.
Moreover, Obama talked about disparities in how minorities are
treated in the justice system.
Pretty much up and down the line, what we see is disparities in
how white, black, Hispanic suspects are treated, [with] higher
arrest rates, tougher sentencing, longer sentences, he said.
While no official endorsement from groups such as Black Lives
Matter is likely to take place, members have vowed to play a
role in the 2016 election.
Several candidates, including Clinton and Sanders, have
experienced disruptions from demonstrators.
Until we hear from candidates, beyond just saying, Black lives
matter -- until we hear them really address how we are
continuously cut out of the American democracy, were going to
continue to shut debates down, Patrisse Cullors, a Los Angeles-
native and founding member of Black Lives Matter, told The Times
last summer. Were going to continue to call elected officials
out.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-
trailguide-11022015-htmlstory.html