With the 2024 presidential campaign coming to a close, Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to rally Black male voters with proposals to improve their economic and career prospects.
The Opportunity for Black Men policy announced Monday promises that a future Harris administration will provide “one million fully forgivable loans to black men.” black entrepreneurs Harris also proposes new “education, training and mentorship programs to help black men get good-paying jobs,” in addition to legalizing marijuana and providing elder care for black men. .
But if that sounds like it's all limited to non-Black Americans, the Harris campaign assures you that's not the case. In a statement to wall street journalthe campaign said Wednesday that Harris' proposal is acceptable to all Americans, regardless of race or ethnicity.
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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to address a campaign rally at Erie Insurance Arena on Monday, October 14, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
The Vice President “sees clearly that for too long Black men have been denied the tools that would enable them to increase their wealth, obtain well-paying jobs, and provide for their loved ones. She is committed to all “We're championing solutions that benefit Americans, and these are unique barriers to economic opportunity,” a campaign aide told the Journal.
The Harris campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Protesters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The report notes that the U.S. Supreme Court has recently shown hostility toward government programs tailored to specific races. In 2023, the court struck down the university's affirmative action policy, requiring higher education institutions to consider race in admissions to mandate diversity on campus.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion that “the elimination of racial discrimination means the elimination of all racial discrimination.”
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Activist Edward Blum, founder and president of Students for Fair Admissions, leads efforts to force corporations and government agencies to abandon racially sensitive programs and policies, and such efforts He claimed that it was discriminatory. In September, Blum settled a lawsuit with the Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based organization that supports minority women entrepreneurs and is owned and operated by women of color, WSJ reported. The government has agreed to end a subsidy program that provides $20,000 to small and medium-sized businesses. .
Blum told the magazine that he plans to challenge the Harris administration if it provides programs that only benefit black men and other racial groups. “Racially exclusive programs like the one she proposed have been struck down by courts many times in the past,” he said.
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The Harris campaign's proposal comes as Democrats are concerned about wavering support among black men, especially young black men, for Harris, who would make history if she were elected as the nation's first female president. This was brought out during the period when the government was intensifying its efforts.
Harris and Trump are locked in a close race in seven key battleground states, and the narrow margins will likely determine President Biden's victory over Trump in 2020 and the winner of the 2024 White House election. . Losing support among black voters, particularly black men, could be costly for the vice president.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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