Black women rally around Harris for president after Biden drops out
By
Mabinty Quarshie
July 22, 2024 11:15 am
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Black women leaders and their allies are swiftly mobilizing and fundraising around Vice President Kamala Harris‘s presidential campaign after President Joe Biden stepped down from the Democratic ticket.
In one notable example, a black women’s advocacy group raised $1.5 million within three hours in support of Harris on Sunday evening. Win With Black Women announced that more than 44,000 black women joined an impromptu Zoom call to strategize on how best to support Harris. The off-the-record call quickly reached capacity, with organizer Jotaka Eaddy having to increase capacity.
Some of the nation’s top black leaders joined the meeting, including Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), the immediate past chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Beatty later told MSNBC that “for us, it’s personal, and we stand with Vice President Harris.”
Other lawmakers on the call included Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), a fellow Californian and noted critic of former President Donald Trump; Donna Brazile, a former interim chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee; Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), a rising star in the Democratic Party; and Melanie Campbell, the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. Attendees of the Zoom meeting were encouraged to post a graphic showing their support for Harris on social media.
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