“Kamala and Tim understand the legacy of George Floyd,” Ellison said. “No one is above the law and no one is below it.”
Ellison also highlighted Walz’s political achievements in Minnesota, boasting about the state’s high voter turnout and status as “one of the best places to live, raise a family and do business.”
Minnesota singer and St. Louis Park High School math teacher Jess Davis sang the national anthem at the convention tonight. Students at Moreland Arts & Health Sciences Magnet School in St. Paul recited the Pledge of Allegiance in a video before Davis’ performance.
Davis was named Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 2019, primarily for her work in equity and diversity. Davis grew up in the St. Cloud area, where she was one of only a few students of color in a high school class of 500 students. She still works as a math teacher and was recently the high school’s Equity Development Coordinator.
“My motto was the student hashtag ‘Every Voice Counts,'” Davis said in a 2019 interview. “We are all capable of so much more than we can even imagine.”
All around the arena, attendees hold up “COACH” signs. Walz will likely talk about his time as a teacher and football coach at Mankato West High School in his speech tonight, complemented by a video featuring five of his former Mankato students.
