Beyoncé endorses Harris at Houston rally 'as a mother'

Music superstar Beyoncé joined Kamala Harris onstage at a campaign rally in Houston, Texas, telling the crowds of adoring fans she was there not as a celebrity, but "as a mother".

- MIKE BEDIGAN

The "Freedom" singer was joined by her former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland as she entered the Shell Energy Stadium on Friday, to screams and cheers from supporters.

Ms Harris’s rally focused on women’s reproductive rights and healthcare, with speakers including individuals with experiences of abortion, and medical professionals. Texas has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.

“H-town. We are so happy to be standing here on this stage as proud country Texas women, supporting and celebrating the one and only vice-president Kamala Harris – a woman who’s been pushing for what this country really needs right now, unity,” Beyoncé said. “It’s impossible not to feel the energy in this room, the positivity, the community, the humanity. We are at the precipice of an incredible shift, the brink of history.”