Clinton Observes MLK Day in Columbia, SC

On Monday, Hillary Clinton attended a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Columbia, South Carolina. The event was held outside South Carolina’s Statehouse, and was hosted by the NAACP. Speaking after her Democratic primary rival Bernie Sanders, Clinton spoke about Dr. King’s legacy and how there was still work to be done on the fronts of gun violence and the criminal justice system, both of which disproportionately harm African Americans.

Clinton also praise the leadership of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and the state legislature for removing a Confederate flag from the Statehouse lawn. She said, “Every year, you’ve gathered right here and said that that symbol of division and racism went against everything Dr. King stood for. We couldn’t celebrate him and the Confederacy, we had to choose. And South Carolina finally made the right choice.” A video from today’s event will posted when/if available.

Tonight, Clinton is scheduled to appear at an organizing event in Toledo, Iowa. For all the latest, follow our revamped Scheduled Events page and follow Clinton on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

News Source: The Huffington Post, The New York Times

Clinton Talks Race in Missouri

Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke about race relations in the United States at an event held at the Christ the King United Church of Christ in Florissant, Missouri. She praised the actions of South Carolina leaders to remove the Confederate flag from the state capitol building, but admitted that there is more work to be done, and removing the flag is only a small step in addressing racial inequality.

Hillary in Florissant, Missouri today: pic.twitter.com/9HlQf4F56n

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 23, 2015

Clinton’s comments come just days after white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine men and women at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Her remarks were made a few miles from Ferguson, a city that has seen racial tensions since the 2014 shooting of an African American teen by local police. Similar events have taken place around the country sparking outrage and riots. Clinton admitted that work needs to be done saying, “We can’t hide from hard truths about race and justice, we have to name them, and own them, and change them.”

A full video from today’s event is available on C-SPAN.

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News Source: CNN