KELLY Clarkson was brought to tears by Shawn Dromgoole’s initiative to help the black community feel safe walking around his Nashville neighborhood.
The Black Lives Matter leader explained that the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and other black men around the country made him “scared for his life” when walking around his own neighborhood.
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Noting that the deaths of Ahmaud and George Floyd “crippled” him, Shawn explained on The Kelly Clarkson Show: “If taking a walk was going to end my life, I just stopped walking.”
Kelly responded: “That’s an incredibly sad statement.
“Sorry, it’s just such an insane thing to not feel comfortable walking outside of your house.”
Shawn’s mother eventually joined him for a neighborhood stroll after telling him that he couldn’t be “paralyzed by fear.”
He posted about his fear on social media, which inspired others to join him during his walks.
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Shawn said having the large group join him was “overwhelming.”
As Shawn’s neighbor Carrie called in, Kelly became emotional and said: “This story is so moving. I started crying at the top of the show. Cause it’s such a beautiful thing. They’re happy tears.”
Carrie shared that she participated in the walks to help Shawn feel welcome and safe.
She then emphasized how she wants to make all of her neighbors feel welcome, while she also told Shawn that he’s “stuck with” her.
Shawn and Carrie are now working together to spread the movement around the country to ensure that everyone in the black community feels safe to walk around their neighborhoods.
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Kelly, 38, recently broke down on her talk show when Jordin Sparks serenaded her son Dana Isaiah Thomas Jr.
The American Idol alums conversation quickly turned emotional amid the hosts’ divorce.
As Kelly chatted with the No Air singer, a clip was played where Jordin, 30, serenaded her toddler to You Are My Sunshine.
The mom of one made the newly single star emotional with the loving lullaby.
The host said: “You singing ‘You Are My Sunshine’ that’s literally the song my mom sang to me all the time and I sing to my kids as well.
“I lost it. I was like, crying.”
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Kelly and her talent manager ex Brandon Blackstock, 43, share 5-year-old daughter River Rose and 4-year-old son Remington Alexander.
The Voice judge is also is stepmom to Seth, 13, and Savannah, 18, from Brandon’s previous marriage.
Brandon recently agreed to joint legal custody of their kids in his response to her divorce petition, which she filed in Los Angeles on June 4.
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