Beyoncé Makes Appearance at Kamala Harris’ Houston Rally

After a lot hypothesis as as to if she’d ever make an look, Beyoncé lastly joined Vice President Kamala Harris at a Houston rally on Friday.

The singer was launched by her mom, Tina Knowles, and joined onstage by her former Future’s Baby bandmate, Kelly Rowland. Earlier within the night, nation music’s Willie Nelson carried out.

“We’re on the precipice of an unlimited shift,” Beyoncé advised the group. “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 concerning the world our youngsters dwell in, a world the place we have now the liberty to manage our our bodies, a world the place we’re not divided, our previous or current or future.”

“We’re all a part of one thing a lot greater. We should vote and we’d like you,” she mentioned. “Let’s do that. Women and gents, give a giant, loud Texas welcome to the subsequent president of america, Kamala Harris.”

Throughout Harris’ speech, the vp targeted on reproductive rights. “In America, freedom is to not be given. It’s not to be bestowed. It’s ours. By proper. And that features the basic freedom of a lady to make selections about her personal physique and never have the federal government telling her what to do,” Harris mentioned. She additionally famous that when Congress passes a invoice to revive reproductive freedom, she would signal it into regulation.

Earlier than Beyoncé spoke, Rowland advised the group, “We’re writing a brand new American story … of kindness and hope.”

Knowles advised her native Houston crowd that “you confirmed up and also you confirmed out,” earlier than quipping, “I’ve been so blessed in my life to have many careers, many Black jobs.”

Beyoncé’s look ends months of hypothesis about whether or not the singer would publicly endorse the Democratic social gathering’s presidential nominee. For Harris’ marketing campaign, Beyoncé had reportedly granted approval to make use of her music, “Freedom.” The music, which champions Black girls’s empowerment, has since change into an anthem for Harris’ 2024 marketing campaign.

On the time of the Democratic Nationwide Conference, rumors circulated that Beyoncé would present up at one level throughout the four-day occasion. Nevertheless, THR confirmed on the time that the singer by no means deliberate on attending.

“We by no means put out something about Beyoncé. We denied it each time the media requested us — regardless that, by the way in which, folks on my workers didn’t imagine me,” Ricky Kirshner advised THR in August. “I saved getting texts from information organizations saying, ‘When is Beyoncé popping out?’ However come on, we have now the most important star, the Democratic nominee for president. Why would we overshadow that?”

Beyonce joins the myriad of stars who’ve rallied behind Harris all through this election. Tony Goldwyn, Mindy Kaling and Kerry Washington all made speeches on the DNC which additionally included performances by Pink, Stevie Surprise, John Legend and Patti LaBelle.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus moderated a daytime panel and Harris joined Oprah Winfrey for an interview with stars like Jennifer Lopez, Ben Stiller, Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep nearly becoming a member of to induce folks to vote. Taylor Swift additionally publicly endorsed Harris on social media.