AURN News with Ebony McMorris

Black Men Unite for Harris: 53K Join ‘Win With Black Men’ Call, Raise $1.3 Million

Ebony McMorris
July 24, 2024

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53,000 joined in with Win With Black Men, a call to support Vice President Kamala Harris to become America’s next president. The group’s executive director Khalil Thompson said: “This is a huge moment for all of us tonight will be the largest gathering of Black men in politics in recent history. We are united to support our sister, Vice President Kamala Harris for president.”

Also hosting the event were journalist Roland Martin, activist Michael Blake, attorney Bakari Sellers, and Quentin James. Together, the group brought in $1.3 million in just under three hours. The call also featured prominent names like Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Congressman Maxwell Frost, actors Bill Bellamy and Don Cheadle, and many more.

Vice President Kamala Harris greets Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Ill., as she arrives to board Air Force Two at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Harris is traveling to Indianapolis to deliver the keynote speech at Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.’s Grand Boul’ event. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)

Part of the proceeds will not just go to the Harris campaign but will also be divvied among civil rights organizations helping to get out the vote. Organizers promised that this would not be the last call and there is more to come as they build this movement to uplift, empower, and mobilize Black men.

Click play to listen to the report from AURN White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris. For more news, follow @E_N_McMorris & @aurnonline.

White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris is a native Washingtonian and University of South Carolina alumna. Her passion is mentoring young adults by teaching community empowerment and media education. She is an NAB member and board member of the Thurgood Marshall Center and was presented the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing more than 4,000 hours of community service under the Obama Administration.