A recap on the Democratic National Convention

There were so many heavy hitters in attendance at the Democratic National Convention, which took place August 19-August 22, 2024, that it would be a challenge to try and name them all in one column.
Let me just name a few:
There was former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
There was former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.
There was Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Maryland Governor Les Moore, U.S. Senator Corey Booker, Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, U.S. Senator Chuck Schummer, U.S. Congressman James Clyburn, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and a host of others.
There were also names of lesser-known individuals who are equally important and impactful on their life journeys, such as Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath, whose son was murdered in 2012; mothers who lost their children in the mass shootings at the Sandy Hook and Uvalde school shootings; Melody McFadden, who lost her mother to domestic violence; and Edgar Vilchez, who lost a classmate.
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, who survived a shooting at a campaign event in 2011, closed out the segment.
And let me not leave out the Central Park Five members who took to the stage on day four of the DNC in Chicago. Trump has a long history of weaponizing racial resentments for political gain, but the first instance of Trump utilizing that brand of politics was when the “Central Park Five” — five Black and Latino teenage boys — were wrongfully arrested in 1989 and eventually convicted of raping and assaulting a woman jogging in New York City. Trump, then a New York real estate developer, took out and signed full-page newspaper ads calling for the boys to be executed. Those boys were later exonerated. On Thursday night, four of the five appeared on stage at the DNC.
One of the entertainers who was on stage Thursday evening, the last night of the DNC, comedian D.L. Hughley, hit a point home about some fake news and misinformation about Vice President Kamala Harris and her stance when it comes to Black men and the criminal justice system. D.L. Hugley said,
“I don’t Blame Donald Trump for not wanting to debate Kamala. I’ve been married to a Black woman for 40 years, and I haven’t won a debate against my wife yet. I’m “0” and ninety-three thousand. Now, of course, Trump is saying that Kamla isn’t Black. I guarantee you this. Kamala’s been Black a lot longer than Trump has been a Republican. And, if he keeps sliding in the polls the way he is, the only way he can keep Kamala out of the White House is if he buys it and refuses to rent it to her. Of course, Kamala is getting broad support. They’ve got Black men for Kamala. They’ve got white men for Kamala. Latino and Asias for Kamala. They even have Republicans for Kamala. I guess Donald Trump will finally know what it feels like when you get left for a younger woman. Kamala knows the truth about the American dream. That hard work alone is not enough to succeed. You need access, information, and opportunity, and she knows that some folks are denied those very things. As president, she will give each and every one of us a fair shot in life. But I have to admit that I didn’t always believe that.”
“If you had told the fifteen-year-old me that I would be on stage supporting a prosecutor and a teacher, there is no way I would have believed you. Because of that, I made assumptions about Kamala’s record, and I often repeated those assumptions to a lot of people. Then, one day, Kamala invited me to her house. She put her hand on my shoulder and asked me to do some research, something I had never done. Something that a lot of people that I know had never done before. Imagine attacking someone’s character without even doing a single Google search. So, I did what I should have done in the first place. I learned that she has done for us–exactly what she promised to do. I believe that your apologies should be as loud as your accusations, and I’m here apologizing in front of the whole damn world. I was wrong, and I am so very glad I was wrong because Kamala, you give me hope for the future–a future where my grandkids will have the freedom to control their own bodies. Where they have the opportunity to go as far as their wits and their talents will take them. That future, ladies and gentlemen, it’s possible, but only if we elect Kamala Harris as the 47th president of the United States of America. I will say this to you. The best piece of advice I was ever given in my entire life. You don’t have to know what you will do. Just know what you won’t, and we won’t go back.”
During her acceptance speech to be the Democratic nominee to run for president against Donald Trump, Vice President Harris stated, “On behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth, I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I will bring together labor and workers, small businesses and entrepreneurs, and American companies to create jobs, grow our economy, and lower the cost of everyday needs like health, housing, and groceries. We will provide access to the capital for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and founders. And we will end America’s housing shortage and protect Social Security and Medicare.”
Ophrah Winfrey, during her speech at the DNC, stated, “We are Americans. Let us choose loyalty to the Constitution over loyalty to any individual because that is the best of America. Let us choose optimism over cynicism because that’s the best of America, and let us choose inclusion over retribution. Let us choose common sense over nonsense because that’s the best of America, and let us choose the sweet promise of tomorrow over the bitter return of yesterday. We won’t go back. We won’t be set back, pushed back, bullied back, kicked back. We’re not going back.
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