Bernie Sanders Fulfills Promise to Sandra Bland's Mother

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From NationofChange.org October 18, 2015

During a chance encounter at a restaurant last week, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders met Sandra Bland’s mother and family members. Instead of using the private moment as a political photo op, Sen. Sanders promised to continue saying her daughter’s name in the pursuit of justice. At the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday, Sanders kept his promise to say her name.

In her blog, Rev. Hannah Bonner recalled eating with Sandra Bland’s mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, in a Thai restaurant at Union Station in Washington last week when they noticed Sanders sitting at another table. After Bonner asked the presidential candidate if he would like to meet Bland’s mother, Sanders replied, “Yes, please.”
Bonner wrote, “You do not often get to witness moments like that. Moments when agendas are laid aside and people who might not otherwise ever have the chance to connect without cameras watching can simply honor one another’s pain and humanity.”

While sitting down with members of Bland’s family, Sanders told Reed-Veal, “What happened to your daughter is inexcusable. We are broken, and this has exposed us.”

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