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Beyonce and Kelly Rowland take stage to introduce Kamala Harris at Texas rally
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“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” music star Beyonce said at a Houston rally for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign on Friday night.
“A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control our bodies, a world where we’re not divided.”
“Imagine our daughters growing up seeing what’s possible with no ceilings, no limitations," she continued as she called on people to vote.
At the end, Beyonce — who was joined onstage by her Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland — introduced Harris as she walked on stage.
Beyonce did not perform — unlike in 2016, when she performed at a presidential campaign rally for Hilary Clinton in Cleveland.
Houston is Beyoncé's hometown, and Harris’ presidential campaign has taken on Beyonce’s 2016 track “Freedom,” a cut from her landmark 2016 album “Lemonade," as its anthem.
Beyoncé gave permission to Harris to use the song, a campaign official who was granted anonymity to discuss private campaign operations confirmed to The Associated Press.
The Harris rally in Houston highlighted the perilous medical fallout from the state’s strict abortion ban and putting the blame squarely on Donald Trump.
Since abortion was restricted in Texas, the state’s infant death rate has increased, more babies have died of birth defects and maternal mortality has risen.