{"id":2232954,"date":"2024-04-29T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T21:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-defends-dei-as-she-begins-economic-equity-tour-in-atlanta\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T17:49:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T21:49:18","slug":"harris-defends-dei-as-she-begins-economic-equity-tour-in-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-defends-dei-as-she-begins-economic-equity-tour-in-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris advocates for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Atlanta tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-defends-dei-as-she-begins-economic-equity-tour-in-atlanta%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232954&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President Kamala Harris\u200d initiated her &#8220;Nationwide Economic Opportunity \u200bTour&#8221; in Atlanta, Georgia, defending\u2064 government diversity \u2062programs. \u200bShe is \u2062a prominent surrogate for the president, focusing on engaging\u2063 with \u200dblack communities ahead of the 2024 election. Harris plans to extend her equity tour to Wisconsin and Michigan, \u200durging black \u200centrepreneurs \u2064to champion Biden&#8217;s economic \u200cinitiatives. She also\u200b visited the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs in \u200bAtlanta, supporting black <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn't\">business owners<\/a> aided by grants from the American Rescue \u2063Plan.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> traveled to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atlanta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Atlanta<\/a>, Georgia, on Monday for the first stop in her \u201cNationwide Economic Opportunity Tour,\u201d where she defended government diversity programs that Republicans have often targeted as unnecessary and discriminatory.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has emerged as a top surrogate for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kerry-prioritizes-so-called-climate-change-over-human-rights-issues-in-china\/\" title=\"Kerry prioritizes so-called climate change over human rights issues in China\">president\u00a0ahead<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a> general election, specifically targeting black groups in a number of battleground states. The vice president stated Monday that she planned to take her equity tour soon to both Wisconsin and Michigan, and she implored a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-whose-stores-were-ravaged-in-blm-riots-will-spend-over-2-billion-with-black-owned-businesses\/\" title=\"Target, Whose Stores Were Ravaged In BLM Riots, Will Spend Over  Billion With Black-Owned Businesses\">black entrepreneurs<\/a> to help \u201cget the word out\u201d regarding Biden\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>economic<\/a> priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Upon landing in Atlanta, Harris attended a briefing at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit \u201cbusiness generator\u201d assisting black business owners in Atlanta, where she spoke with a number of business owners who had received assistance from grants funded by Biden\u2019s American Rescue Plan.<\/p>\n<p>And later in the day, she took part in a moderated discussion in College Park on the administration\u2019s \u201congoing\u201d efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-chief-says-the-wealthiest-evade-150-billion-in-taxes-every-year\/\" title=\"IRS head claims richest individuals avoid 0B in taxes annually\">promote economic equity<\/a>. Harris specifically pushed back on efforts to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by Republicans across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn spite of those who in certain parts of our country want to attack DEI, we understand that you can\u2019t truly invest in the strength of our nation if you don\u2019t pay attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion,\u201d she stated. \u201cBe proud of your ambition, have ambition, dream with ambition. Do not ever be burdened by other people\u2019s limited ability to see what is possible. Don\u2019t let that burden you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vice president pointed directly to Biden\u2019s efforts to reduce barriers to purchasing homes, claiming that homeownership is the \u201cmost effective way to build intergenerational health,\u201d before asking for help from those in the room to help sell the administration\u2019s agenda on student loan and medical debt forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess that gets to the heart of this tour and everything else we\u2019re doing,\u201d Harris declared. \u201cFolks, in a lot of situations, just don\u2019t know what\u2019s available to them, and I need the help of the leaders who are here to get the word out so people know what is available to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can watch Harris\u2019s remarks in full below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"J6ir9lh-fEg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vice President Harris Kicks off her Nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J6ir9lh-fEg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her &#8220;Nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour&#8221; in Atlanta, Georgia, defending government diversity programs criticized by Republicans. 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