Clinton Gains Support From 170 African American Women Leaders [View all]

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All of these black women will rally African American voters around Clinton's candidacy in the upcoming South Carolina primary on Feb. 27 and March primary states.

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.

They will also walk door-to-door to businesses that include beauty salons, barber shops and grocery stores to carry Clinton's message about closing the pay gap for women, fighting for paid family leave, raising the minimum wage, and protecting women's reproductive rights.

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.

The following list of African American Women Leaders was released by the Campaign:

· Shelvy Abrams, Chair, United Federation of Teachers Paraprofessional Chapter (NY)

· Congresswoman Alma Adams, North Carolina

· Uzo Aduba, Actress

· State Representative Raumesh Akbari, Tennessee

· Mary Armstrong, President, AFT, St. Louis

· Tichina Arnold, Actress

· Diane Babineaux, General Vice President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

· Congresswoman Karen Bass, California

· Angela Bassett, Actress

· Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Ohio

· Denise Berkley, Statewide Secretary of CSEA

· Rev. Traci Blackmon

· State Senator Margie Bright Matthews, South Carolina

· Mayor Muriel Bowser, Washington DC

· Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Florida

· Mayor Aja Brown, Compton, California

· Shryll Brown, Fairfield Clerk to Council, South Carolina

· Councilwoman Jeanie Brown-Burrows, Williamsburg County, South Carolina

· Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning

· Gizelle Bryant, Reality TV Star

· Ursula Burns, CEO, Xerox

· Laphonza Butler, President, SEIU Local 2015

· Cynthia Butler-McIntyre, Former President, Delta Sigma Theta Inc.

· Valiesha Butterfield-Jones, Political Strategist, Founder of WEEN

The list goes ooooooon! I better stop now.. please got to the link to see the rest.

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I love all these African American women going to South Carolina to help Hillary! The intensity of their support is exhilarating! Thank you!

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