Oprah Winfrey has praised survivors of this month’s Florida school shooting who have channeled angst into activism for gun control, calling them “warriors of the light” and comparing them to civil rights pioneers.
The Parkland students’ protests for gun control was “a proud moment”, she said.
“The same thing happened, as you know, back in the ‘50s and ‘60s for the civil rights movement.
They’re trying to – through their voices, through the March For Our Lives – say: We will not let this happen again.