July 17th, 1996, I lost my youngest son.
I lost him to gun violence.
It devastated my family,
it devastated a community.
It was 96 homicides that
year in San Francisco,
and my son was number 53.
I had to fight.
I couldn't stay, I couldn't stay silent.
I had to do something.
The mothers, many of us got together
and tried to figure out a solution.
Kamala Harris was the only
one speaking our language.
It was like as if she, too,
had lost someone to gun violence.
That's how it felt.
That's the kind of person she is.
She felt our pain.
She understood that firsthand.
You know, she attended those funerals.
And she kept her office door open.
She was a friend in the
criminal justice system,
and that's what we need.
Finally, we had someone in our corner.
Finally, someone understood
what we were going through
with the devastation of gun
violence and the impacts.
See, and that's the kind of person we want
to run our nation.
We need that kind of leadership
from somebody who will keep the door open,
not shut the door.
We need leadership like that.
(gentle music)
