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= Mothers of the Movement = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Mothers of the Movement is a group of women whose African American children have been killed by the police or by gun violence.Members of the group have appeared on various television shows, at award ceremonies, and political events to share their experiences losing a son or daughter to police violence and advocate for political change.

Contents

 * 1Political Activism
 * 1.1Participation in the 2016 Democratic National Convention
 * 1.2Women's March 2017
 * 1.3In the media
 * 2See also
 * 3References

Participation in the 2016 Democratic National Convention[edit]
Seven women from the group—Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin; Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton; Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis; Lezley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown, Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley, mother of Hadiya Pendleton; and Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland—spoke in support of Clinton's candidacy for President during the July 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Clinton had reached out privately the previous November to meet with the women. The Mothers of the Movement subsequently joined Clinton on the campaign trail to support her candidacy and advocate for an end to these killings.

Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, did not join the other mothers in their endorsement of Hillary Clinton. She did not see an acceptable level of commitment against police brutality from any of the candidates and therefore withheld her endorsement. She did support the other mothers, saying in an interview with Fusion, "I hope they going to hold her accountable for whatever discussions they had behind closed doors."

The Mothers of the Movement have been criticized for being used by the Clinton campaign, but members deny this claim.

Women's March 2017[edit]
Mothers of the Movement accompanied singer and actress Janelle Monae appearing at the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017 after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

In the media[edit]
In August 2016, several members appeared with Beyoncé at the Video Music Awards. Gwen Carr, Lezley McSpadden, and Sybrina Fulton had also appeared in the singer's short film "LEMONADE," accompanying her 2016 album of the same name, holding photos of their slain sons.

Women from the Mothers of the Movement group appeared on The Dr. Oz Show special episode entitled, "Healing America’s Grief: Mothers of The Movement And Mothers of Slain Officers Together For The First Time," which appeared on air September 12, 2016. The show featured the mothers of victims of police violence as well as mothers of police officers killed by civilians. Guests of the show included Sybrina Fulton, Lucy McBath, Geneva Reed-Veal, Cleopatra Cowley, Maria Hamilton, Samara Rice, Lesley McSpadden, Wanda Johnson, Gwen Carr, Valerie Zamarripa, Paulette Thompson, and Nancy Renninger. Both groups spoke about losing a son or daughter to violence and as well as the difficulties of grieving in public. Additionally, Reed-Veal explained the need for more global conversations about racism and violence.

Gwen Carr, Sybrina Fulton, and Lezley McSpadden spoke at the 2016 Triumph Awards, a joint venture by National Action Network and TV One to recognize distinguished individuals and corporations in civil rights, the arts, entertainment, education, business and sports who have made a positive impact on society by utilizing their talents and resources to help under-resourced communities. The ceremony was hosted at the Tabernacle Theater in Atlanta and aired on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at 7 p.m. EDT.

Outline

 * 1) The Aftermath
 * 2) What happened to the police officers who killed these innocent people.
 * 3) The rulings
 * 4) How the family dealt with the grief.
 * 5) The Media Impact
 * 6) How it helped the cases.
 * 7) How it should bring more awareness to crime against African Americans.



First Draft
African Americans in today's society are treated as third class citizens; barely any rights and no justice given. Everyday African American ,men and women, leave their house not knowing if they are going to come back. There is a stigma in the black community that depending on where they grew up they had to deal with violence not only against their peers but also the police. With all of the police brutality going on and the African American community knowing that the police were not reliable they made multiple groups to help one another. The Mothers of the Movement group has gained the media's attention which can be an upside but also a downside. The media can take a lot of different facts and flip them around to "fit" their audience. In addition the media can get speakers who are ignorant and say whatever they please because they have a position of power. The mothers from the Mother of the movement each have lost a child in a different way but one common dominator POLICE BRUTALITY. All of the families want justice for their child but with being treated as third class citizens not all of the cases were handled correctly. These families have been through so much and have many different ways of coping i.e. the Mothers of the Movement group coming together.

Second Draft
{Adding to the Political Activism, In the Media part; create the section} African Americans in today's society are treated as third class citizens; they have? barely any rights and no justice given [not sure this fits here appropriately; please refer to the changes WE TALKED ABOUT regarding order). With all of the violence going on in today’s society African Americans feel as though they cannot rely on the police because of being worried about being treated differently . The Mothers of the Movement group has gained the media's attention which can be have? an upside but also a downside. The upside is that? because they are gaining more attention from people in politics including high level ones? like Hillary Clinton. The downside is, however, that because the media loves changing the story up to “fit” their audience ???. In the case of Eric Garner that (explain how) happened; they displayed him as being uneducated or rogue which was not true at all.

{Creating a new part: How the families were impacted; create the section} The mothers from the Mothers of the Movement each have lost a child in a different way but one common dominator sp! POLICE BRUTALITY (not all caps; this is equivalent of yelling, which is understandable but not in the style of Wikipedia; might also want to add something like "In addition to the differences in the way they lost children, they have also had different responses to..."). Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin whose killer was acquitted, has faith that even after all of the terrible events that have transpired someday there will be a change. Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner whose killer was not indicated, has put all of her energy into the movement. Carr received a settlement from New York for 5.9 million. Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland, was given a settlement and the county pledged to make changes. She has also forgiven the man who had something to do with her daughter’s death. Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton whose killer was only fired for an illegal pat down, has started up a group called “Mothers for Justice Untied”. Lesley Mc Spadden, the mother of Michael Brown whose killer was not indicted released a book to let the world know who her son really was. Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis whose killer was found guilty, is now an elected member to Congress (confusing; change sentence order). However, one thing all the mothers have in common is wanting better for African Americans and an end to police brutality. They are hopeful that if more people come together, protest, and vote there will be a change.

Final Draft
Police brutality is a serious ongoing issue that needs to be addressed and dealt with. With all of the violence going on in today’s society African Americans feel as though it is not possible to rely on the police because of being worried about being treated differently.[2]The Mothers of the Movement group has gained the media's attention which can have an upside but also a downside. Theupside is because they are gaining more attention, including people in the one percent class, like Hillary Clinton and Beyonce. The downside is, however, that because the media loves changing the story up to “fit” their viewers who help keep their ratings up. In the case of Eric Garner ,who was an innocent black man that was arrested and killed for selling loose cigarettes, that happened; they displayed him as being uneducated or a delinquent which was not true at all.[3]

The mothers from the Mothers of the Movement each have lost children in different ways but one common dominator police brutality. Although they all lost children theyre coping mechnisms were not the same. Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, (whose killer was acquitted) has faith that even after all of the terrible events that have transpired someday there will be a change.[3] Gwen Carr, the, mother of Eric Garner, (whose killer was not indicted) has put all of her energy into the movement. Carr also received a settlement from New York for 5.9 million in a seprate civil suit.[4]Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland, was given a settlement and the county pledged to make changes.[3] She has also forgiven the man who had something to do with her daughter’s death. Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton, (whose killer was only fired for an illegal pat down)  has started up a group called “Mothers for Justice Untied”.[4] Lesley Mc Spadden, the mother of Michael Brown, (whose killer was not indicted) released a book to let the world know who her son really was. Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis, (whose killer was found guilty)[5], is now an elected member to Congress. However, one thing all the mothers have in common is wanting better for African Americans and an end to police brutality. They are hopeful that if more people come together, protest, and vote there will be a change.