Hillary Clinton Gets Endorsement From Travyon Martin’s Mom

Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Travyon Martin, gave her endorsement for president to Hillary Clinton in an editorial on CNN, citing the candidate’s support of Black Lives Matter and gun control.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to employees during a tour and campaign stop at WH Bagshaw, a 5th generation family owned business, in Nashua, N.H., on Dec. 3, 2015. AP Photo/Jim Cole

The parents of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, arrive at the trial for George Zimmerman in Seminole Circuit Court, in Sanford, Fla., Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen, in 2012. AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool

Clinton has fostered a better relationship with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement than her opponent in the Democratic Primary, Bernie Sanders, who had been previously criticized of downplaying the importance of racial injustice in policing.

At the rally in Arizona in July, Sanders was heckled by BLM protesters. According to CNN, he replied, “Listen, black lives of course matter and I spent 50 years of my life fighting for civil rights and for dignity. But if you don’t want me to be here, that’s OK.” 

In August, BLM protesters shut down Sanders’s rally in Seattle.