Kandi Burruss has been open about her support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the past.
And the Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member celebrated her co-star Porsha Williams’ activism in a recent episode.
She wore black in honor of Breonna Taylor, as she joined pal Cynthia Bailey at the surprise party, taking to Instagram Sunday with some photos from the event, which took place over the summer.
Say her name: Kandi Burruss wore black in honor of Breonna Taylor, as she joined pal Cynthia Bailey at the surprise party, taking to Instagram Sunday with some photos from the event, which took place over the summer
The 44-year-old donned a ’70s chic sleeveless jumpsuit, as she raised a Black Power fist for a photo op at the intimate gathering.
She captioned the post: ‘I love that @lodwill put together a beautiful event to recognize @porsha4real for all her efforts to keep #BreonnaTaylor’s name uplifted.
‘I especially loved the board that they had up with all the names & pictures of black people who had been killed by police in the US. Swipe left to see it & zoom in to read the names. #SayThereNames’
The party came amid nationwide protests over the unjust police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
Black Lives Matter: The 44-year-old donned a ’70s chic sleeveless jumpsuit, as she raised a Black Power fist for a photo op at the intimate gathering
Paying tribute: She captioned the post: ‘I love that @lodwill put together a beautiful event to recognize @porsha4real for all her efforts to keep #BreonnaTaylor’s name uplifted’
The talk: Burruss opened up about her experience as a Black mother, after her son Ace, four, asked her: ‘So, the police are the bad guys?’
Emotional: She told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live back in June: ‘Now, isn’t that crazy to have to explain that to a four-year-old? For you to be Black and have to worry about the police being the bad guys? I know y’all say I cry all the time, but that’s an emotional thing for me’
Burruss opened up about her experience as a Black mother, after her son Ace, four, asked her: ‘So, the police are the bad guys?’
She told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live back in June: ‘Now, isn’t that crazy to have to explain that to a four-year-old?
‘For you to be Black and have to worry about the police being the bad guys? I know y’all say I cry all the time, but that’s an emotional thing for me.’
Bailey, 53, also took to Instagram with a photo of her black ensemble from the event, writing: ‘Proud Moment!’
Back in black: Bailey, 53, also took to Instagram with a photo of her black ensemble from the event, writing: ‘Proud Moment!’
Systemic racism: The party came amid nationwide protests over the unjust police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
Show of support: Filmed during the summer, it was a show of support for Williams, 39, who got arrested multiple times while protesting
Filmed during the summer, the event was a show of support for Williams, 39, who got arrested multiple times while protesting.
She told ET Online last month: ‘I don’t regret any of it. I don’t regret one hour in jail, because our whole thing was to make sure that Breonna Taylor’s name stayed in the forefront, and that people understood what was happening in Kentucky, and what their [Attorney General] wasn’t doing and how the system had failed her family.’
Williams added of reliving these moments on the show: ‘It’s gonna be a very powerful piece of my story that I’m glad that they added in, because you need to see what we’re going through.
‘I mean, we’re going through [the COVID-19] pandemic, but we’re also going through another pandemic where we’re being killed in the street. And that’s something that’s very real and it was very much the forefront, that was — and still is — the forefront of my life and what I’m focused on, and what I want to come to an end.’
No regrets: She told ET Online last month: ‘I don’t regret any of it. I don’t regret one hour in jail, because our whole thing was to make sure that Breonna Taylor’s name stayed in the forefront’