© 2026 ABC News

\"There is an instinctive and universal language of motherhood, and every mother felt the heartbeat of George’s cry for 'mama.' We knew exactly what it meant,\" Henderson said. \"We sobbed because no one answered him. Now we are answering the call in the best way we know how, as mothers.\"

The feedback on the post, she said, \"has been chilling.\"

\"One by one they started standing -- it was in the comment section of the post, but I could feel it like we were all in the same room,\" she said.

Henderson believes this is a historic moment.

\"I believe that we are one generation away from changing the world, and us mothers have a powerful role in that,\" she said. \"This could be a turning point in history if we all do the necessary work that it takes to change ourselves, to influence the hearts of others and to do the strategic work that it takes to defeat systemic racism.\"

She hopes the I am mama movement will inspire people to take action.

\"Every mother can’t go out and protest,\" she told \"GMA.\" \"But every mother can protest racism within her own spheres of influence. I hope that mothers are inspired to use their gifts, talents and instincts to finally bring victory to this long fought war against racism.\"

","canonicalUrl":"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Family/mama-movement-call-mothers-fight-systemic-racism/story?id=71278381","legacySlug":"/family/story/mama-movement-call-mothers-fight-systemic-racism-71278381","noIndexNoFollow":false},"publishTime":"19:02","publishDate":"06-16-2020","updatedTime":"15:35","updatedDate":"06-17-2020","socialImage":{"alt":"Kierra Henderson is pictured with her children.","credit":"Kierra Henderson Portraits ","ratio":"16x9","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/06162020keirrahendersoniammamamain_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg","width":992,"height":558},"datePublished":"6/16/2020 19:02:00 GMT","video":{"live":false,"id":71278381,"headline":"'I am mama' fights against systemic racism ","mediaAssetTitle":"Brown I am mama","description":"\"We are one generation away from changing the world.\"","duration":"5:03","posterImg":{"url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","width":608,"height":342},"video":{"feed":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2020/06/200615_gma_digital_janaison_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8"},"playlist":["71256910","71153783","71265013"]},"relatedItems":[{"contentType":"story","date":"June 15, 2020","headline":"Dad who 'built my life around my business' has a change of heart","section":"family","slug":"/family/story/dad-built-life-business-change-heart-viral-post-71256910","id":71256910,"image":{"alt":"Dad who 'built my life around my business' has a change of heart","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/20200615marcusmurphygma_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Marcus Murphy ","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"January 17, 2021","headline":"10 diverse children's books to teach kids about racism and representation ","section":"family","slug":"/family/story/10-diverse-childrens-books-teach-kids-racism-representation-71153783","id":71153783,"image":{"alt":"10 diverse children's books to teach kids about racism and representation ","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/DiverseChildrensBooks_v01_KS_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"ABC News Photo Illustration","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"video","date":"June 16, 2020","headline":"How do I talk to my son about how his life might be as a black man? ","section":"living","slug":"/video/71265013","id":71265013,"image":{"alt":"How do I talk to my son about how his life might be as a black man? ","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/200615_gma_digital_janaison_hpMain_1x1_240.jpg","credit":"ABCNews.com","ratio":"1x1"}}],"relatedContentSection":"news","schemaContent":{"name":"'I am mama' fights against systemic racism ","description":"\"We are one generation away from changing the world.\"","duration":"5:03","uploadDate":"06-16-2020","publication":"06-16-2020","images":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","url":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2020/06/200615_gma_digital_janaison_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","contentUrl":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2020/06/200615_gma_digital_janaison_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","link":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/mama-movement-call-mothers-fight-systemic-racism-71278381"}},"playlist":[{"id":"132567885","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132510121","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132473181","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132497933","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132281378","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132283010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132273278","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132231169","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132206748","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132200241","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054443","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054798","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132033010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131912713","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131830583","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131834976","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554765","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554815","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131543053","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131432442","contentType":"story","section":"news"}],"kvps":{"pgtyp":"article","lang":"en","sp":"goodmorningamerica","programmatic":"true","bundleId":"com.abcnews"}},"analytics":{"accountID":"wdgnewwdgnewgmaweb","ns":"gma","pageName":"gma:family:video","pageType":"video","globalSpecVersion":"v1.08","siteDifferentiator":"gma:site","tagID":"g_page01","userABCookie":"0","section":"family","title":"'I am mama' fights against systemic racism ","pubTime":"15:02","pubDate":"06-16-2020","modTime":"11:35","modDate":"06-17-2020","taxonomyTags":"none","id":71278381,"editorialOtherSubjects":"","wordCount":"none","columns":"none","authors":"Elisa Tang","authorsUnit":"none","authorsBureau":"none","subBrand":"Good Morning America","provider":"Good Morning America","videoName":"'I am mama' fights against systemic racism ","mediaAssetTitle":"Brown I am mama","videoId":71278381,"mediaOnPage":"video","legacySlug":"/family/story/mama-movement-call-mothers-fight-systemic-racism-71278381"},"taboola":{}},"request":{"headers":{},"httpVersion":"1.1","method":"GET","url":"/video/71278381","vary":{"host":"www.goodmorningamerica.com","cached":true,"path":"/video/71278381","forwarded-proto":"https","device":"desktop","userab":"0"}},"viewport":{"width":1260,"height":0},"user":{}};