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Black Lives Matter leader warns Clinton of convention protests
I don't think Mr. Mckesson will have much free time to protest he just got a new job with the Baltimore school district.
"Mckesson, who will earn a salary of $165,000, will be the district's third chief of human capital in two years, and manage of a budget of $4 million and 56 employees."
Black Lives Matter leader warns Clinton of convention protests
ASPEN, Colo. — A leader of the Black Lives Matter movement warns that activists are prepared to protest the platform at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next month, citing the congressional sit-in on the House floor last week over gun control as a possible model."There are two things that I'm mindful of: One is that I've not seen a draft or a final version of the platform from the Democratic convention committee, and I think that will have a big bearing on how people mobilize," DeRay Mckesson told Capital Download.
"The second is that Congress just sat in, so it'll be interesting to see how the DNC responds to people in protest, given that congressmen literally just sat in and they seemed to validate that."His comments signal that Republican Donald Trump isn't the only candidate who has to worry about disruptions and demands from within the party at its national convention.
While Clinton has the Democratic nomination clinched, rival Bernie Sanders still hasn't formally endorsed her and Mckesson expressed reservations about her commitment to criminal justice and other key issues.
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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Re: Black Lives Matter leader warns Clinton of convention protests
As noted in the article , BOTH conventions are expected to have BLM protests.
It is anticipated that a number of groups will be active at the conventions. It is an easy time to get in front of the cameras. Some will be protests for a cause and some will be protests against the candidates themselves.
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Re: Black Lives Matter leader warns Clinton of convention protests
Funny, one has to go beyond the post to the actual article to see this:
Mckesson said protests also were likely at the Republican convention in Cleveland.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.