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How Kamala Harris and Democrats can solve their Black men ‘problem’

The worry this election cycle about Black men, the Democratic Party’s second-most loyal voting bloc, has no end in sight as polling consistently shows a lag in their support for the presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. However, experts who spoke with theGrio point to a few opportunities Harris and Democrats have to sway Black male voters in the final two weeks before Election Day on Nov. 5. Dr. Alvin Tillery, a pollster and CEO of the super PAC Alliance […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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Kamala Harris’ plan for Black men hailed as ‘game changer’ 

Presidential nominee Kamala Harris is being praised for her direct pitch to Black men after months of concern over the traditionally Democratic voters swaying toward the Republican Party — or staying home — this election cycle. While some Democratic circles have downplayed the worry over Black male voters, pointing out that Black men are the second most loyal voting bloc after Black women, others have fretted over various polling indicating a small but sizable shift of Black men supporting Republican […]

todayOctober 14, 2024 1

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Obama’s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama had frank words for Black men who may be considering sitting out the election. “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,” he said Thursday to Harris-Walz campaign volunteers and officials at a field office in Pittsburgh. America’s first Black president touched a nerve among Democrats worried about Vice President Kamala […]

todayOctober 14, 2024 1

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Obama urges Black men to show up for Harris as he campaigns in critical Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former President Barack Obama gave a blistering critique of his White House successor Donald Trump and urged Black men to show up for Kamala Harris as he opened a swing-state tour for the Democratic ticket. At a campaign field office to thank volunteers, Obama said Thursday he wanted to “speak some truths” after hearing reports on the ground that there was lower enthusiasm for Harris than there was for his own candidacy and that some Black men were thinking of sitting out the […]

todayOctober 11, 2024

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Was Kamala Harris’ ‘All the Smoke’ interview a home run with Black men?

Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent interview on the “All the Smoke” podcast is being praised for its potential impact on a critical and closely watched voting bloc this election cycle: Black men.  “This interview was a home run for her,” said Democratic strategist Joel Payne, who said the Democratic presidential nominee was “personal and vulnerable.” During the 45-minute sit-down with former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Harris opened up about her personal life as a stepmom and how […]

todayOctober 1, 2024

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Black men emerge as key constituency in 2024 race

ATLANTA (AP) — Every Monday evening, the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA basement becomes a sanctuary for men who, local leaders say, have too often been denied one. The Black Man Lab, which for nearly a decade has sought weekly to create a “safe, sacred and healing space” for Black men in metropolitan Atlanta, regularly gathers more than 100 men to pray, meditate and talk through challenges and triumphs they are facing and learn from peers and elders. “It’s […]

todayAugust 18, 2024 1

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60 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Project 2025 aims to make white men victims and everyone else inferior

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Congressman Tim Burchette referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as a “DEI hire” in racially coded subtext suggesting she is unqualified for her position because she is a woman of color. Not only are the vice president’s qualifications undeniable, but the slight is representative of a deeper and more organized and troubling attack on the very civil rights protections […]

todayAugust 1, 2024 3

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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 […]

todayJuly 24, 2024 6

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CNN’s Bakari Sellers brought to tears telling personal story of Harris while urging Black men to support her

During Monday night’s “Black Men for Harris” streaming fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris, more than 45,000 people gathered to be part of a growing movement to support her presidential campaign. But it was CNN commenter Bakari Sellers’ emotional story of VP Harris coming to his aid in a time of need, that made the political personal for so many attendees who watched and was shared widely on X. “I’m not sure people understand the pain and suffering that goes […]

todayJuly 24, 2024 1