Clinton Gains Support From 170 African American Women Leaders

[Cha]

All of these black women will rally African American voters around Clinton's candidacy in the upcoming South Carolina primary on Feb. 27 and March primary states.

The women will serve as surrogates for Clinton, a Democrat, and according to the campaign, they will host debate watch parties, neighborhood meetings, and women-only phone banks.

They will also walk door-to-door to businesses that include beauty salons, barber shops and grocery stores to carry Clinton's message about closing the pay gap for women, fighting for paid family leave, raising the minimum wage, and protecting women's reproductive rights.

Some of the black women leaders who endorsed Clinton include, actress Angela Bassett; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, who was killed by police in New York; actress Vivica Fox; Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Florida; Alexis Herman, former Secretary of Labor; Alice Huffman, an NAACP board member; Shonda Rhimes, Executive Producer of the hit television show "Scandal"; actress Holly Robinson-Peete; and Democrats Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington D.C.; Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas; Rep. Maxine Waters of California; and Rep. Donna Edwards of Maryland.

The following list of African American Women Leaders was released by the Campaign:

· Shelvy Abrams, Chair, United Federation of Teachers Paraprofessional Chapter (NY)

· Congresswoman Alma Adams, North Carolina

· Uzo Aduba, Actress

· State Representative Raumesh Akbari, Tennessee

· Mary Armstrong, President, AFT, St. Louis

· Tichina Arnold, Actress

· Diane Babineaux, General Vice President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

· Congresswoman Karen Bass, California

· Angela Bassett, Actress

· Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Ohio

· Denise Berkley, Statewide Secretary of CSEA

· Rev. Traci Blackmon

· State Senator Margie Bright Matthews, South Carolina

· Mayor Muriel Bowser, Washington DC

· Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Florida

· Mayor Aja Brown, Compton, California

· Shryll Brown, Fairfield Clerk to Council, South Carolina

· Councilwoman Jeanie Brown-Burrows, Williamsburg County, South Carolina

· Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning

· Gizelle Bryant, Reality TV Star

· Ursula Burns, CEO, Xerox

· Laphonza Butler, President, SEIU Local 2015

· Cynthia Butler-McIntyre, Former President, Delta Sigma Theta Inc.

· Valiesha Butterfield-Jones, Political Strategist, Founder of WEEN

The list goes ooooooon! I better stop now.. please got to the link to see the rest.

Much More~http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/clinton-gains-support-170-african-american-women-leaders-n510846

I love all these African American women going to South Carolina to help Hillary! The intensity of their support is exhilarating! Thank you!

[font color=blue]Hillary's Group~Mahalo~[/font]

[MADem]

1. What an amazing group!! Too cool! nt

[Cha]

2. I know, MADem.. freaking Amazng! What a show of hands!

[sheshe2]

3. Bless their hearts!

Boom!

[Cha]

4. She, this is so stunning! The amount of support that they have for Hillary is so Heartwarming..

I just want to hug them all! U2!, this so Awesome! Thank you!

[Cha]

5. I'm going to KICK for all these beautiful Afican American Wome Supporting Hillary!

[riversedge]

6. Lovely--and a big REC

[Cha]

10. Isn't this great.. going to South Carolina to knock on doors for Hillary!

Thank you so much, rivers!

[lunamagica]

7. AWESOME! Cha thank you so much for bringing this iver!

big K&R!

I can't wait for SC to come!

[Cha]

11. I know lunagmagica.. South Carolina here we come!

Gracias!

[Coolest Ranger]

8. The one name

I am disappointed at not being on that list was Nina Turner.

[Cha]

12. Nina will support Hillary in the GE!

Thank you, Coolest~

[Walk away]

9. Hillary has a range of support that is staggering!

I can't wait to get NH over and really start this primary!

[Cha]

13. You and me both, Walk away!

[yallerdawg]

14. From Alabama, we have Rep. Terri Sewell.

She is our last remaining Democratic representative in Congress, in either house.

Last year, her speech and introduction of Rep. John Lewis at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge at the 50th Anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma, AL - Rep. Lewis, who in turn introduced President Obama - her speech that day will be remembered as a clarion call to the next generation!

Alabama - in the SEC Primary - is Hillary Country! No doubt about it! And Terri Sewell will deliver again!

[Cha]

16. Oh good to know, yallerdawg.. poor Alabama doesn't know what its missing ..

they need to mix it up.

Lucky people who have Terry Sewell as their Rep.

Thank you!

[BlueCaliDem]

15. That's one heckuva list, Cha! Wow. And they're going to go door to door, business to business,

for Hillary! That's incredible!

[Cha]

17. It's stunning, BlueCali.. I wouldn't mind all of them knocking on my Door!

Aloha and Mahalo to you and the same to all the wonderful AA women who will be heading off the South Carolina real soon!

[Stuckinthebush]

18. Awesome, Cha!

K and R!

[Cha]

19. Thank you, Stuck!

[Cha]

20. Just so you know, I'm going to be Kicking this for Hillary intermittently until SC is Done.

[Kath1]

21. Very impressive!

What a wonderful group of women!

Right on!

[workinclasszero]

22. K&R

Wow this is great for Hillary!

[DesertRat]

23. Awesome!

[Cha]

24. Thank you, DesertRat! I know, huh? I cannot wait!