Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Hillary Clinton Agrees To Meet With DeRay Mckesson, Campaign Zero

“We want to hear from anyone ready to address this urgent problem and work toward solutions,” Clinton said Tuesday night.

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WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton agreed to meet with leaders from the Campaign Zero movement Tuesday evening, the latest public victory for the platform to end police violence made up of a collection of activists from the Black Lives Matter movement.

Early Monday, DeRay Mckesson requested a meeting with Clinton before the release of her justice platform.

Clinton responded to Mckesson's tweet on Tuesday evening. It would be just the second time Clinton has spoken directly with Black Lives Matter activists since she agreed to meet with them weeks ago after a campaign event in New Hampshire.


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