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Kanye West calls Emma Gonzalez ‘my hero’ on Twitter. Here’s her response.

sudshr47 April 30, 2018

Kanye West’s admiration for Emma Gonzalez may not have landed as he’d hoped.

In the latest instalment of the superstar’s debate-triggering Twitter thoughts, West tweeted his admiration for the high school senior, survivor of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, and now gun control activist on Sunday.

He posted the words “my hero” alongside an image of Gonzalez at CNN’s Town Hall following the Parkland school shooting in February.

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— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 29, 2018 Read more…

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No, Emma González did not rip up the U.S. Constitution

sudshr47 March 26, 2018

Emma González’s arresting speech at the March for Our Lives is one we won’t forget for years to come.

But, as González and millions of people marched to demand legislation to prevent gun violence, fake images of the activist ripping the U.S. Constitution were being circulated by self-professed NRA supporters.

The image was debunked by Don Moynihan—professor of government at University of Wisconsin—who tweeted the doctored image alongside the original image, which showed González tearing up a gun-range target. The original image is a screenshot of a video produced by Teen Vogue to accompany an op-ed penned by the 18-year-old, entitled “Why This Generation Needs Gun Control. Read more…

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Emma Gonzalez’s March For Our Lives speech will go down in history

sudshr47 March 24, 2018

You’re going to remember this speech for a long time.

At Saturday’s March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., Parkland activist Emma Gonzalez stood silently crying at the podium for six minutes and 20 seconds — the amount of time it took for a shooter to steal the lives of 17 of her classmates.

“In a little over six minutes, 17 of our friends were taken from us, 15 were injured, and everyone, absolutely everyone, was forever altered,” she said. “Everyone who was there understands. Everyone who has been touched by the cold grip of gun violence understands.” Read more…

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The standout moments that made CNN’s gun control town hall feel like a game-changer

sudshr47 February 22, 2018

On Wednesday night, a raw, emotional town hall about gun control on CNN emerged as a pivotal moment in the debate over gun control.
As a crowd of several thousand cheered and jeered, the survivors and families of the victims of last week’s shoo…

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Emma Gonzalez has no time for NRA-funded politics. ‘We call BS,’ she screamed.

sudshr47 February 18, 2018

Remember the name Emma Gonzalez. She surely has many more speeches to come.

In the aftermath of last week’s shooting in Parkland, Florida, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior and survivor stepped up during an anti-gun rally to deliver a fiery speech. Like so many others, Gonzalez is fed up. She’s seen firsthand the desperate need for tighter gun controls, and she understands the political machinations that prevent such changes from happening.

It’s a powerful moment. You should watch for yourself.

“They say that tougher gun laws do not decrease gun violence. We call BS!” Florida high school shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez calls on President Trump and lawmakers to tighten gun restrictions in impassioned speech at an anti-gun rally in Fort Lauderdale https://t.co/DgnqrrVs9x

— CNN (@CNN) February 17, 2018 Read more…

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