MOMocrats MOMochat: After Seattle: #BlackLivesMatter & Changing Presidential Campaign Platforms

On the table for today: many white progressives  and other allies in Seattle found themselves challenged by the confrontational behavior of Marissa Janae Johnson and Mara Willaford, two #BlackLivesMatter organizers who disrupted Bernie Sanders' planned campaign rally on Medicaid and Social Security this past weekend. When resentment of the disruption turned to epithets and shouting down the women, the activists responded by pointing out the very white supremacy within white progressive circles they were challenging. Looking at the long-term impact of their actions, not long after they disrupted the event, the Sanders campaign posted a more detailed platform on racial justice. In Los Angeles, the in-the-works hiring of a national press secretary, #BlackLivesMatter activist Symone Sanders, meant that she introduced Sanders at his SoCal appearance and will handle press going forward.An Engender Media Group production. Follow us on [email protected]@[email protected]