Black Lives Matter activists tried to disrupt Hillary Clinton’s NH speech
Instead, they met with her privately.
Citing Hillary Clinton’s past support for the war on drugs, activists with Black Lives Matter Boston attempted to interrupt the candidate’s campaign speech in Keene, New Hampshire on Tuesday.
However, the activists were told by Secret Service agents that the venue was at capacity and were refused entry, according to Black Lives Matter and The New Republic.
Instead, they were escorted by Clinton staffers into a private room, and met with the Democratic presidential candidate after her speech. Led by Black Lives Matter’s Daunasia Yancey, the activists engaged in a 15-minute conversation with Clinton about how she would address issues of drug policy, mass incarceration, and police brutality.
“She did acknowledge that there are policies that she has been a part of promoting that have not worked,’’ Yancey said, according to CNN.
Black Lives Matter Boston posted several photos of their Clinton conversation on Facebook.
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Clinton’s competitors in the primary race have been met with disruptions from similarly aligned activists. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders were shouted down at a Netroots Nation event last month. An appearance by Sanders in Seattle was interrupted by protestors this past weekend.
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