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| Hillary Clinton calls Charleston killings 'act of racist terrorism' – live updates | |
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| 4.36pm ET21:36 | |
| The Clinton event is hosting a bit of bland generalizing: | |
| “I’m certainly picking up a theme from our panelists here, and that is that we need comprehensive approaches to these issues,” Clinton says. | |
| 4.30pm ET21:30 | |
| Tiffany Anderson, head of Jennings Educational Training School, has spoken for seven minutes about her work shepherding students, to keep them in school and promote their success. Her school is 98% free lunch, she said, and has made leaps in accreditation as student performance improves. | |
| She talks about serving “the whole child.” | |
| “I think this moment truly tells you that you are not invisible,” she said. | |
| 4.12pm ET21:12 | 4.12pm ET21:12 |
| Dr Jason Q Purnell, professor of social work at Washington University, starts off the discussion with a remark about an 18-year gap in life expectancy between two areas – one black, one white – within 10 miles of one another in St Louis. | Dr Jason Q Purnell, professor of social work at Washington University, starts off the discussion with a remark about an 18-year gap in life expectancy between two areas – one black, one white – within 10 miles of one another in St Louis. |
| Life expectancy isn’t the only statistic that displays such disparity, he says. | Life expectancy isn’t the only statistic that displays such disparity, he says. |
| Here’s what the community meeting looks like: | Here’s what the community meeting looks like: |
| Updated at 4.13pm ET | Updated at 4.13pm ET |
| 4.08pm ET21:08 | 4.08pm ET21:08 |
| Clinton wraps her speech by saying the example of the Bible study attendees at Emanuel AME was powerful. They welcomed a stranger to their Bible study, she says. | Clinton wraps her speech by saying the example of the Bible study attendees at Emanuel AME was powerful. They welcomed a stranger to their Bible study, she says. |
| “Let us be resolved to make sure they did not die in vain. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. | “Let us be resolved to make sure they did not die in vain. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. |
| “Thank you, and God bless you.” | “Thank you, and God bless you.” |
| Now it’s a question-and-answer, conversation session. | Now it’s a question-and-answer, conversation session. |
| 4.06pm ET21:06 | 4.06pm ET21:06 |
| Clinton says she “leapt at the chance” to hear Martin Luther King speak as a college student, although, she says, she didn’t know any African-Americans until college: | Clinton says she “leapt at the chance” to hear Martin Luther King speak as a college student, although, she says, she didn’t know any African-Americans until college: |
| “I didn’t have a black friend, neighbor or classmate until I went to college,” Clinton says. “And I am lucky to have had so many since.” | “I didn’t have a black friend, neighbor or classmate until I went to college,” Clinton says. “And I am lucky to have had so many since.” |
| 4.05pm ET21:05 | 4.05pm ET21:05 |
| Clinton repeats her call for automatic voter registration. 50m eligible people don’t vote, she says, and that needs fixing. | Clinton repeats her call for automatic voter registration. 50m eligible people don’t vote, she says, and that needs fixing. |
| 4.04pm ET21:04 | 4.04pm ET21:04 |
| Clinton calls for 'common-sense gun reforms' | Clinton calls for 'common-sense gun reforms' |
| Another forceful speech from Clinton. She’s talking about grants for jobs programs. She has a line about police respecting the communities they serve. | Another forceful speech from Clinton. She’s talking about grants for jobs programs. She has a line about police respecting the communities they serve. |
| Then she calls for the reform of gun laws, to audible whoops of support: | Then she calls for the reform of gun laws, to audible whoops of support: |
| We need to come together for common-sense gun reforms that keep our communities safe. | We need to come together for common-sense gun reforms that keep our communities safe. |
| A “common-sense” measure to require universal background checks for gun purchases failed in the Senate after the Newtown shootings. | A “common-sense” measure to require universal background checks for gun purchases failed in the Senate after the Newtown shootings. |
| 4.01pm ET21:01 | 4.01pm ET21:01 |
| Grandmother alert. | Grandmother alert. |
| The candidate works in another mention of her granddaughter, Charlotte. | The candidate works in another mention of her granddaughter, Charlotte. |
| She had been calling for universal pre-K, and for early childhood development programs. | She had been calling for universal pre-K, and for early childhood development programs. |
| “I’m not just saying this because I’m now a grandmother,” she says, and cracks a smile – “a grandmother of the most amazing, brilliant, extraordinary nine-month-old in the history of the world.” | “I’m not just saying this because I’m now a grandmother,” she says, and cracks a smile – “a grandmother of the most amazing, brilliant, extraordinary nine-month-old in the history of the world.” |
| The crowd laughs. | The crowd laughs. |
| “I’m saying this because I know what the evidence is. Of 80% of your brain developed by age three.” | “I’m saying this because I know what the evidence is. Of 80% of your brain developed by age three.” |
| 3.59pm ET20:59 | 3.59pm ET20:59 |
| Clinton calls for equal opportunity for youth. She transitions to the story of her mother, who began providing for herself at age 14. | Clinton calls for equal opportunity for youth. She transitions to the story of her mother, who began providing for herself at age 14. |
| “Because those people believed in her, gave her a chance, she believed in me,” Clinton said. | “Because those people believed in her, gave her a chance, she believed in me,” Clinton said. |
| She said the example of her mother inspired her to work for the Children’s defense fund after law school. | She said the example of her mother inspired her to work for the Children’s defense fund after law school. |
| “I saw lives change because an abusive marriage ended, or an illegal eviction stopped,” she says. | “I saw lives change because an abusive marriage ended, or an illegal eviction stopped,” she says. |
| “I know what personal kindness, commitment and public programs can do.” | “I know what personal kindness, commitment and public programs can do.” |
| 3.56pm ET20:56 | 3.56pm ET20:56 |
| Clinton applauds Wal-mart, K-mart, e-Bay and Amazon for taking the decision to stop selling products bearing the Confederate flag. | Clinton applauds Wal-mart, K-mart, e-Bay and Amazon for taking the decision to stop selling products bearing the Confederate flag. |
| 3.54pm ET20:54 | 3.54pm ET20:54 |
| Clinton: Confederate flag 'shouldn't fly anywhere' | Clinton: Confederate flag 'shouldn't fly anywhere' |
| Clinton wonders how it was possible for the families of victims of the Charleston massacre could say they forgave the suspect. | Clinton wonders how it was possible for the families of victims of the Charleston massacre could say they forgave the suspect. |
| “Their act of mercy was as stunning as his act of cruelty.” | “Their act of mercy was as stunning as his act of cruelty.” |
| She quotes Archbishop Desmond Tutu: “Forgiveness is the first step toward victory.” | She quotes Archbishop Desmond Tutu: “Forgiveness is the first step toward victory.” |
| “America’s long struggle with race is far from finished,” she continues. | “America’s long struggle with race is far from finished,” she continues. |
| I appreciate the actions begun yesterday... to remove the Confederate battle flag from the statehouse. | I appreciate the actions begun yesterday... to remove the Confederate battle flag from the statehouse. |
| Recognizing it as a symbol of our nation’s past that has no place in our nation’s present or our future. | Recognizing it as a symbol of our nation’s past that has no place in our nation’s present or our future. |
| It shouldn’t fly there. It shouldn’t fly anywhere. | It shouldn’t fly there. It shouldn’t fly anywhere. |
| 3.50pm ET20:50 | 3.50pm ET20:50 |
| Clinton: Charleston killings 'racist terrorism' | Clinton: Charleston killings 'racist terrorism' |
| Clinton begins. She thanks Pastor Tracy. She says that just before the shooting in Charleston last week she was in the city to meet with students at a technical school. | Clinton begins. She thanks Pastor Tracy. She says that just before the shooting in Charleston last week she was in the city to meet with students at a technical school. |
| “That night word of the killings struck like a blow to the soul,” she says. “How do we make sense of such an evil act. An act of racist terrorism perpetrated in a house of God. How do grief anger and despair into purpose and action?” | “That night word of the killings struck like a blow to the soul,” she says. “How do we make sense of such an evil act. An act of racist terrorism perpetrated in a house of God. How do grief anger and despair into purpose and action?” |
| 3.48pm ET20:48 | 3.48pm ET20:48 |
| The pastor refers to the killings last week at Emanuel AME in Charleston and calls for a focus not only on the suspect but on institutional racism: | The pastor refers to the killings last week at Emanuel AME in Charleston and calls for a focus not only on the suspect but on institutional racism: |
| “We almost must take this moment to concentrate not on the one who pulled the trigger that day, but on the policies, the people, the structures that are pulling the trigger daily.” | “We almost must take this moment to concentrate not on the one who pulled the trigger that day, but on the policies, the people, the structures that are pulling the trigger daily.” |
| “In St Louis, there really is a tale of two cities,” she says. In a region with top education, children attend unaccredited school districts. In a region with top health care, “we have failed as a region to expand Medicaid so that everyond could just have basic health care.” | “In St Louis, there really is a tale of two cities,” she says. In a region with top education, children attend unaccredited school districts. In a region with top health care, “we have failed as a region to expand Medicaid so that everyond could just have basic health care.” |
| Clinton nods in agreement. | Clinton nods in agreement. |
| 3.44pm ET20:44 | 3.44pm ET20:44 |
| Clinton enters the church and gets a standing O. | Clinton enters the church and gets a standing O. |
| “Somehow I’m sure all that is not for me,” the preacher at the lectern quips. | “Somehow I’m sure all that is not for me,” the preacher at the lectern quips. |
| The laughter and cheers resume. It’s a light mood it seems. | The laughter and cheers resume. It’s a light mood it seems. |
| They begin with a prayer. | They begin with a prayer. |
| 3.39pm ET20:39 | 3.39pm ET20:39 |
| We’re going to watch the event on C-SPAN here. | We’re going to watch the event on C-SPAN here. |
| 3.36pm ET20:36 | 3.36pm ET20:36 |
| The scene inside Christ the King Church of Christ in Florissant, Missouri, ahead of Hillary Clinton’s appearance. | The scene inside Christ the King Church of Christ in Florissant, Missouri, ahead of Hillary Clinton’s appearance. |
| 3.32pm ET20:32 | 3.32pm ET20:32 |
| Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton prepares to appear at a community meeting at Christ the King Church of Christ in Florissant, Missouri. | Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton prepares to appear at a community meeting at Christ the King Church of Christ in Florissant, Missouri. |
| As the Guardian first reported on Monday, Clinton is expected to speak on issues “the massacre in Charleston and broader issues around strengthening communities”. | As the Guardian first reported on Monday, Clinton is expected to speak on issues “the massacre in Charleston and broader issues around strengthening communities”. |
| “We want to talk about economic disparity, the school-to-prison pipeline, issues with court reform and law enforcement reform,” pastor Karen Anderson of Florissant’s Ward Chapel AME church told my colleagues Lauren Gambino and Jon Swaine. | “We want to talk about economic disparity, the school-to-prison pipeline, issues with court reform and law enforcement reform,” pastor Karen Anderson of Florissant’s Ward Chapel AME church told my colleagues Lauren Gambino and Jon Swaine. |
| The conversation comes less than a week after the killing in South Carolina of nine worshippers at an historic African American church by a white suspect tied to hateful racist online writings. | The conversation comes less than a week after the killing in South Carolina of nine worshippers at an historic African American church by a white suspect tied to hateful racist online writings. |
| Florissant is a neighbor to the north of Ferguson, Missouri, where the killing by a white police officer of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown last August set off protests that gave way to a national movement for criminal justice reform, with a focus on policing. | Florissant is a neighbor to the north of Ferguson, Missouri, where the killing by a white police officer of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown last August set off protests that gave way to a national movement for criminal justice reform, with a focus on policing. |
| In a stirring speech at a policy forum in New York in April, Clinton called for an effort to repair racist patterns and practices in the US criminal justice system. | In a stirring speech at a policy forum in New York in April, Clinton called for an effort to repair racist patterns and practices in the US criminal justice system. |
| “We have to come to terms with some hard truths about race and justice in America,” she said then. | “We have to come to terms with some hard truths about race and justice in America,” she said then. |