The "It List"

The “It List”

The “It List”

By Chloe Cornell

Naomi Wadler

11 year-old student activist Naomi Wadler – Her poised, passionate and powerful speech at The March For Our Lives event in Washington D.C. made her a media sensation. She spoke about the women of color whose deaths from gun violence often get overlooked.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/11-year-girl-passionate-speech-march-lives-53986595


Emma Gonzalez

Parkland shooting survivor and activist Emma Gonzalez gave a powerful speech at The March For Our Lives event March 24th in Washington, D.C. about her fellow students and their lives that were cut short.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u46HzTGVQhg


Yolanda Renee King

Yolanda Renee King, the 9-year-old granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. gave a rousing speech about “her dream” at The March For Our Lives Event in Washington, D.C.  She said, “I have a dream that enough is enough. That this should be a gun-free world. Period.”

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/03/24/mlk-jr-granddaughter-sot-march-for-our-lives-nr.cnn/video/playlists/march-for-our-lives-protest/


Amy Schumer

Comedian and gun control activist Amy Schumer spoke out against the NRA and politicians who accept money from them at The March For Our Lives event in LA.

https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/amy-schumer-march-for-our-lives-speech.html

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