Sandra Bland's Mother is Killing is with her Speech

[bravenak]

I am in tears. This woman is strong!! I don't know if I have it in me to do what she is doing tonight.

[Joe the Revelator]

1. She's amazing.

Just like her daughter. I was a huge fan of Sandra Bland's

[bravenak]

7. Jordan Davis' mother too. I am in awe of these women

[sufrommich]

2. It's gut wrenching. nt

[bravenak]

19. Oh this song. Crying harder now!

[SaschaHM]

3. I'm holding back tears right now...

[bravenak]

18. My entire shirt is wet

[BumRushDaShow]

4. She embodied how black women survived

centuries of hate and brutality.

[sufrommich]

8. +1000. nt

[bravenak]

9. Yes. That line about still being Jordans mother

Even though he is dead. Just broke me

[still_one]

5. Yes she is, and everyone is listening in that hall, many with tears in their eyes

[bravenak]

10. Anybody without tears is a cold piece of work

[Blue Idaho]

6. All of the Mothers of the Movement

Are breaking my heart. What incredible heart and courage.

[bravenak]

13. Oh lord. Trayvons mom..

Love this woman. Cannot imagine what she is feeling.

[tavernier]

11. Had to mute... Too painful for this old grandmother.

[bravenak]

15. I know.

[pnwmom]

23. . . .

[Doodley]

12. This is why we need the Democratic Party. This would never happen on the other side.

[bravenak]

16. Yes! We Are the party of LIFE and LOVE

I am grateful

[SharonClark]

14. Powerful and heart-wrenching.

[bravenak]

17. I want to hug them all

[sheshe2]

20. I can't stop crying.

The mothers.

[bravenak]

21. Me neither

[sheshe2]

24. Love you.

[bravenak]

27. Love you too girl

[Raissa]

22. So many tears.

These women are beautiful. I weep, but hold on to our shared hope.

[bravenak]

25. Yes. This song was a perfect end too

[pnwmom]

26. Amazing grace. The personification of Amazing Grace. All these mothers.

[bravenak]

28. Yes

[TeeYiYi]

29. Inspirational.

Michelle Obama planted the seed of what this nomination means to women of color and Trayvon's mother, Sybrina Fulton, is bringing it home.

Congratulations, bravenak!

TYY

[bravenak]

42. I am very proud of them

[Skidmore]

30. Poignant and heartbreaking and incredibly strong.

This is the meaning of standing up and rising together. Such strong examples to us all, pointing to the path ahead.

Hi, Brave.

(Bravenak)

[bravenak]

34. Hey!!

Our convention is making me proud as hell to be a Democrat.

[stopbush]

31. Maybe your OP title line could display some sensitivity, no?

[bravenak]

33. What?!

[mrmpa]

35. It's the word "killing".....

I was taken aback also, when I saw that word in the post.

[bravenak]

40. Well okay then

[stopbush]

39. Killing it?

Poor choice of words considering her daughter was killed (wrongful death).

Maybe "nailing it" would have been better.

Just saying.

[bravenak]

41. In my hood we say killing it

Nailing it is something that folks on the southside say. (The rich area)

[stopbush]

43. Got it.

[TeeYiYi]

44. In my 'hood,'...

...we also say "killing it."

'Nailing it,' is more of a sexual conquest kind of thing.

Yeah, Trayvon's mom 'killed it!'

TYY

[bravenak]

45. Oh good! I was kinda worried for a sec

I thought everybody said killing it except the rich folks, lol

[brer cat]

32. I am in awe of their strength and courage.

They don't know "quit." Tears seem like such shallow support right now in the face of their grace, but it is all I have to give them.

[bravenak]

37. Me too

The contrast between the two convention has never been more apparent. We have people who are warm and real and who care about humanity. They had hate and fear.

[ismnotwasm]

36. Yes indeed

[bravenak]

38. Right?

That was powerful

[mountain grammy]

46. Just when I think I have no tears left

there's more. What a convention. If we don't get a huge bump out of this, America has no soul.

[bravenak]

47. I think our bump is already starting

Yay!!!

[BainsBane]

48. Damn, I missed it.

Not sure how. I've been watching it on CSpan for a couple of hours now. When I turned on the TV there were a number of speakers on the aftermath of 9/11.

[bravenak]

49. Damn! I'm sure it will be on youtube

I was really into the part where each mother spoke. Crying so hard.

[FrenchieCat]

50. I've been crying all damn day!

And yes, the Mothers of the Movement portion was the wettest!

[bravenak]

51. Me too. I just did my final cry just now.

This was beautiful

[FrenchieCat]

62. Couldn't have been any better!

[ailsagirl]

52. I remember reading about Sandra Bland when she was first arrested

It sounded so fishy to me. Then, next thing I heard, she had hanged herself in her cell. Whaaat????

She had moved to Texas and had a new job there and she was on top of the world-- then she kills herself??

Yes, her mother was an empowered speaker-- they all were. It was impossible to watch without crying.

So glad they were at the convention.

[bravenak]

53. Yep. I remember that too

This convention was so powerful. We will win this thing

[NBachers]

55. We will win this thing.

[ailsagirl]

56. Damn right we will

There is no way we are going to turn our country over to the Cheeto Hitler

WE-SIMPLY-WILL-NOT-LET-IT-HAPPEN

As long as we GOTV and keep the faith!!!

[calimary]

54. I cried, too.

Geneva Reed-Veal, Lucy McBath, and Sybrina Fulton. I wish there'd been time for all of those moms up there to speak, but I understand the constraints. They had a LOT to do today!

DANG!!! What a day! What an evening!

[ailsagirl]

57. Those amazing women-- those mothers of murdered children

What strength and dignity they have-- what grace, tenacity, and fortitude.

Makes me cry all over again.

[bravenak]

58. Yep. Amazing day

Republican that I know admit that they know we are winning

[calimary]

61. I'd say so! I mean - LOOK who they've got...

[glennward]

59. Why did some people walk out just before the Mothers spoke. nt

[bravenak]

60. I am not sure. I was watching msnbc and they only show what they want to

[FrenchieCat]

63. Because those folks don't give a shit about the Mothers....or their dead children?

Just guessing.....

[Jamaal510]

65. Once they

did that walk-out, I hope they weren't let back in.

[JI7]

64. because these are distractions to them , yet they claim to be progressives

[Cha]

66. Oh wonderful you're posting about MothersofMovement!

POLITICO
✔ ?@politico
Mother of Trayvon Martin: "This isn't about being politically correct. This is about saving our children."
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Uzo Aduba
✔ ?@UzoAduba
These #MothersoftheMovement are absolutely incredible. What strength. Just unbelievable.
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https://theobamadiary.com/2016/07/26/when-a-young-black-life-is-cut-short-it-is-a-loss-that-diminishes-all-of-us/

Mahalo, brave~