Marlo Hampton is speaking out against police brutality and racial injustice in a new public service announcement for Bravo. The honorary peach of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” recruited her two nephews Michael, 12, and William, 11, to join her in the clip. The video featured her “RHOA” co-stars Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill, Kandi Burruss, Eva Marcille, Tanya Sam, Nene Leakes, and Porsha Williams, as well as Black women from “The Real Housewives of Potomac” and “Married to Medicine.”
Marlo, who is the legal guardian of her nephews, opened up about raising two young Black boys in America. The video began with the fashion guru sitting between William and Michael and asking the question, “Until we receive justice, how can there be peace?” She continued, “We can longer be silent. We must educate ourselves and others around us. We have to get uncomfortable now in order to get comfortable for lifetimes to come.”
Marlo stated her name and said, “My life matters.” After the intro, viewers can see a montage of the other Bravo reality stars saying the same phrase. In a statement, Marlo said, “Becoming a full-time parent to two young Black boys has given me a new outlook on life.” She added, “I realize more than ever that I need to use my voice to take action against the repeated acts of racism and violence on African American men and women. Black Lives Matter and it is my duty to work to improve human rights so that my boys and our children can live in a better world.”
The 44-year-old television personality gained full custody of her nephews after her oldest sister was admitted to a mental hospital for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. As of late, Marlo has been teaching the boys about police brutality and racial injustice. She revealed in an Instagram post from June 3 that her nephews were required to write a research paper on the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery and would be learning about Black male success stories throughout the course of the summer.
Arbery, an African-American man was jogging in a neighborhood in the coastal Georgia town of Brunswick on Feb. 23 when a white former police officer and his son chased Arbery and the son shot him to death, claiming that they believed Arbery was a burglar in their neighborhood. More than two months after the incident the two were charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. Another man who was involved in the situation was also charged in the killing.
