Mothers of the Movement

Mothers of the Movement is a group of women whose African American children have been killed by the police or by gun violence.

Seven women from the group—the mothers of Eric Garner (Gwen Carr), Trayvon Martin (Sybrina Fulton), Dontre Hamilton (Maria Hamilton), Jordan Davis (Lucy McBath), Michael Brown (Lezley McSpadden), Hadiya Pendleton (Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley), and Sandra Bland (Geneva Reed-Veal)—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."

In August 2016, several members appeared with Beyoncé at the Video Music Awards; the same women had also appeared in the music video for her song "Formation." In September 2016, the group campaigned for Clinton in Florida.

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.

See also

• Black Lives Matter
• Racism in the United States
• Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin
• 2016 United States Presidential election