Beyoncé Endorses Kamala Harris At Texas Rally

Beyoncé proclaimed that “it’s time to sing a brand new tune” and elect Kamala Harris as the following president of the US final evening (Oct. 25) throughout a reproductive rights rally at Shell Power Stadium in her hometown of Houston, Tx. The music famous person made the endorsement in tandem with fellow Future’s Little one member Kelly Rowland as a part of an occasion that additionally featured Willie Nelson, Jessica Alba and Texas Senate candidate Colin Allred, who’s vying to unseat Ted Cruz.

“H-town! We’re so completely satisfied to be standing right here on this stage as proud nation Texan girls, supporting and celebrating the one and solely Vice President Kamala Harris,” stated Beyoncé, whose tune “Freedom” has served as a Harris marketing campaign anthem. “A girl who’s been pushing for what this nation actually wants proper now — unity. It’s inconceivable to not really feel the vitality on this room. The positivity, the neighborhood, the humanity.”

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“We’re on the precipice of an unbelievable shift — the brink of historical past,” she continued. “I’m not right here as a star. I’m not right here as a politician. I’m right here as a mom — a mom who cares deeply concerning the world my kids and all of our kids dwell in. A world the place now we have the liberty to regulate our our bodies. A world the place we’re not divided. Our previous, our current, our future, merge to satisfy us right here. Think about our daughters rising up seeing what’s doable with no ceilings, no limitations. Think about our grandmothers. Think about what they really feel proper now — those that have lived to see this historic day.”

The artist urged that “we should vote and we want you. It’s time to sing a brand new tune — a tune that started 248 years in the past. The previous notes of downfall, discord, despair, not resonate. Our generations of family members earlier than us are whispering a prophecy, a quest, a calling, an anthem. Our second proper now. It’s time for America to sing a brand new tune. Our voices sing a refrain of unity. They sing a tune of dignity and alternative. Are y’all prepared so as to add your voice to the brand new American tune? As a result of I’m. So, let’s do that! Women and gents, please, give an enormous loud Texas welcome to the following president of the US, Vice President Kamala Harris.”

Rowland instructed the group that “we can’t go backwards. Too many individuals have died for us to have our freedom. I do know in my soul that each one of these previous moments have led us to a time like this. We’ve received to indicate up and do our half.”

The 91-year-old Nelson’s look featured performances of “Mammas Don’t Let Your Infants Develop As much as Be Cowboys,” “On the Highway Once more” and “Dwelling within the Promiseland.” The music legend has lengthy been lively in Democratic politics and as soon as even smoked a joint with President Jimmy Carter’s son Chip on the roof of the White Home.