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45,000 Black men join call to raise $1.3M for Kamala Harris campaign

Thousands of Black men raised more than $1.3 million during a Monday evening virtual fundraiser call in support of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. According to Quentin James of The Collective PAC, one of the organizers for the “Black Men for Harris” call, more than 45,000 Black men convened online to rally around Harris’ candidacy, just one day after President Joe Biden suspended his reelection campaign and endorsed his vice president for the party’s nomination. James, along with political […]

July 24, 2024

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Kamala Harris, the real MAGA candidate

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Do you suffer from economic anxiety? Are you worried about so-called “illegal immigrants” stealing your jobs and murdering your family? Does the thought of unqualified “DEI hires” make your neck red? Perhaps you’re just tired of the divisive rhetoric, identity politics and lying politicians. For centuries, America’s best and brightest minds have tried to answer the age-old question: “Who […]

July 23, 2024

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Beyoncé allows Kamala Harris to use ‘Freedom’ as an official campaign song

Beyoncé is seemingly showing her support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign through her music. The music superstar, 42, gave the 59-year-old presidential hopeful permission to use her song, “Freedom,” throughout Harris’ campaign, according to CNN. The vice president walked out to the 2016 song, which was featured on Beyoncé’s groundbreaking album “Lemonade,” during her first official visit to her campaign headquarters on Monday, the outlet reported. Beyoncé is known for enforcing “strict clearance guidelines” around her music, a […]

July 23, 2024

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Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race, endorses Kamala Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House and threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate, in which the 81-year-old president trailed off, often gave nonsensical answers and failed to […]

July 21, 2024

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Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself. A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in 10 Democrats believe Kamala Harris would do a good job in the top slot. About 2 in 10 Democrats don’t believe she would, and another 2 in 10 say they don’t know […]

July 19, 2024

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Quavo hosts summit against gun violence featuring VP Kamala Harris on late rapper Takeoff’s birthday

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Migos rapper Quavo’s quest to transform his nephew Takeoff’s tragic shooting into a force for change is convening with a summit against gun violence on what would have been the late rapper’s 30th birthday. Quavo is hosting the inaugural Rocket Foundation Summit at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Tuesday — the same day as Takeoff’s birthday. The music performer will be joined by Vice President Kamala Harris in a fireside chat during the one-day summit, […]

June 19, 2024

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Kamala Harris stumps for Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that more must be done at the federal level to prevent gun violence during a campaign stop in Maryland to support Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat whose U.S. Senate race could determine control of the chamber. Harris, speaking on the 10th annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day, marked the occasion by underscoring the need to pass more laws to stop gun violence. The vice president also highlighted the experience of her longtime friend […]

June 9, 2024

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VP Kamala Harris congratulates HBCU graduates in video message for graduation season

WASHINGTON (AP) — Graduating students at historically Black colleges and universities across the country are receiving well wishes via a video greeting from a prominent fellow alumna: Vice President Kamala Harris. “As a proud HBCU graduate, I know firsthand the value of attending an institution like yours,” the vice president says in a congratulatory video that has already been met with shock and applause during graduation ceremonies. The surprise video, which has debuted at a handful of HBCU commencement ceremonies […]

May 10, 2024

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Kamala Harris is not here to be the mammy Drew Barrymore wants her to be

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Imagine me standing on top of a soapbox and yelling this at the top of my lungs through a bullhorn in the middle of Times Square: Stop asking Black women to save America. This is a thing that shouldn’t have to be said at all, but it keeps coming back up because of the mammification (did I make that […]

May 1, 2024