Mothers of the Movement is a group of mothers whose children were victims of police brutality. They all created a group to support and help stop the brutal violence. In the article, it talks about the different mothers that been through the hardship of the brutality. They don’t have much recent points from this year. What I’ll contribute to this article is more recent events and more insight on the different mothers in the organization.

Pertaining to human rights, Mothers of the Movement is a great way to show how our rights are being mistreated. When it comes to human right, us as African Americans don’t get the same treatment as everyone else. Our rights are being pushed aside due to stereotypes put on us. Law enforcement especially don’t treat us properly. We get killed just by the clothes we wear, the color of our skins, and just wrongful judgement. Mothers of the Movement is a great way to improve our treatment and possibly put an end these wrongful killings.

Menezes, Andrew. “The Victims Behind the 'Mothers of the Movement'.” Roll Call, 27 July 2016, www.rollcall.com/news/politics/victims-behind-mothers-movement


Academic Article Outline

Chozick, Amy. “Mothers of Black Victims Emerge as a Force for Hillary Clinton.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 13 Apr. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/us/politics/hillary-clinton-mothers.html

Mothers of Black Victims Emerge as a Force for Hillary Clinton

  • This article takes place in Chicago, Illinois
  • The victims mothers of police brutality gets in contact with Hillary Clinton
  • Hillary Clinton invited all the mothers out so they could tell they stories
  • Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton who was shoot because of his mental illness, states how Clinton was writing notes and "visually hurt"
  • Lucia McBath 17 year old son, Jordan Davis, died due to "loud music" in 2012
  • Clinton instructed the mothers that they have a lot of power collectively and they need to let the country know they story
  • Clinton named this band of mothers "Mothers of the Movement" and flew them state to state to tell they story
  • The mothers presence on Hillary's Campaign influenced people to take action against police brutality

This article shows how the different mothers of the police brutality victims are coping with their loss. They've joined political campaigns and made statements in the music industry.


Outline

  • I will be adding more facts about the different mothers in this organization to this article
  • The article doesn't have much about the different mothers in the movement
  • The article has a few points on the victims parents

Main Points:

  • I would talk more about who the mothers are and their children
  • How they've been affected by police brutally and gun violence
  • What they will be doing now to help change this ongoing situation
  • How them participating in political rallies help their cause

Major Evidence:

  • Examples on what they are doing to support they cause
  • How the mothers are involved in todays politics
  • What their organization is doing to help other victims of police brutality

References:

  • Menezes, Andrew. “The Victims Behind the 'Mothers of the Movement'.” Roll Call, 27 July 2016, www.rollcall.com/news/politics/victims-behind-mothers-movement
  • “'Mothers of the Movement' Captivate Convention Audience.” EBONY, 12 Aug. 2016, www.ebony.com/news-views/mothers-of-movement-dnc#axzz4vLwEkna8.
  • Aaronlmorrison. “Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Mothers of the Movement.” Mic, Mic Network Inc., 29 July 2016, mic.com/articles/149802/here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-mothers-of-the-movement#.fzSr7ITkl.

Draft

Mothers of the Movement is a group of mothers whose children have been victims of gun violence and police brutality. Mothers of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and others who children were victims of violence are apart of this group. They came together under Hillary Clinton's vision to have them tell the world their stories. Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mother, isn't letting her sons death end her. She's taken action to have her sons spirit live on. Sybrina established the Circle of Mothers / Trayvon Martin Foundation which is a way to support women who have also lost children to gun violence. She still continuing her fight to end these senseless killings. Eric Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, is still making sure her son is remembered. She's been protesting at rallies and making sure justice gets served for her son and other victims. Gwen was recently arrested at Trump protest. She's taking a more activist approach in her fight for justice. Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown's mother, has become widely known in the black community. Even though she doesn't want to be labeled as an activist. She wants to be as equal as everyone else. Thats what she only wants for her son since his passing. All these women are actually doing something to seek justice for the wrong thats been dealt to their sons and other black males and females.

-"Circle of Mothers." THE TRAYVON MARTIN FOUNDATION at Florida Memorial University. Accessed November 20, 2017. https://trayvonmartinfoundation.org/circleofmothers/. -Cabral, Amanda. "5 Facts to Know about Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown's Mother." Earn The Necklace. March 08, 2017. Accessed November 20, 2017. http://www.earnthenecklace.com/lesley-mcspadden-michael-browns-mother-5-facts-you-need-to-know.

-Chozick, Amy. "Mothers of Black Victims Emerge as a Force for Hillary Clinton." The New York Times. April 13, 2016. Accessed November 20, 2017. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/us/politics/hillary-clinton-mothers.html.

-Lee, Trymaine. "Eric Garner's mother: 'His name will be remembered'." MSNBC. December 04, 2014. Accessed November 20, 2017. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/eric-garners-mother-his-name-will-be-remembered.

-"Letter From Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s Mother, to Loretta Lynch." The New York Times. November 11, 2016. Accessed November 20, 2017. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/11/us/politics/document-Letter-Carr.html.