AURN News with Ebony McMorris

Harris-Walz Campaign Launches HBCU Homecoming Tour to Mobilize Black Voters

Ebony McMorris
October 1, 2024

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With less than 40 days until election day, the Harris-Walz campaign has launched an HBCU homecoming tour focusing on key battleground states.

This tour highlights Vice President Kamala Harris‘ deep connection to HBCUs, having graduated from Howard University, and reinforces the campaign’s commitment to reaching Black voters.

Events will take place at campuses in North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, featuring notable Black leaders and HBCU alumni. The tour kicked off over the weekend at Winston-Salem University, promoting voter engagement alongside the celebration of HBCU culture.

The campaign has already invested $17 billion for HBCUs, and Harris is calling on students to recognize the stakes of this election.

Twenty-five HBCUs have offered their endorsement to Harris and Gov. Tim Walz.

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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.