Mom launches social justice foundation for Charlottesville victim


  • World
  • Monday, 28 Aug 2017

2017 MTV Video Music Awards – Show – Inglewood, California, U.S., 27/08/2017 - Susan Bro, the mother of Heather Heyer, who was killed during a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month, speaks on stage. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mother of a woman killed during clashes between white nationalists and anti-racist protesters in Virginia said on Sunday she was launching a foundation in her daughter's name to promote social justice issues.

Susan Bro's daughter, Heather Heyer, was mowed down by a car driven into anti-racists who were protesting against a rally by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12.

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