{"id":2354717,"date":"2024-10-14T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-targets-black-men-with-new-economic-proposals-to-boost-support-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:57:17","slug":"harris-targets-black-men-with-new-economic-proposals-to-boost-support-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-targets-black-men-with-new-economic-proposals-to-boost-support-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris targets black men with new economic proposals to boost support &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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-targets-black-men-with-new-economic-proposals-to-boost-support-washington-examiner%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=2354717&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 \u2064is focusing on winning back the support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-panicking-lower-black-voter-turnout-will-eviscerate-their-path-to-victory-in-november\/\" title=\"Dems Panicking Lower Black Voter Turnout Will &quot;Eviscerate&quot; Their Path to Victory in November\">black male voters<\/a>, who\u2063 have shown\u2062 declining interest\u2062 in the\u2063 Democratic Party. Following criticism that her \u2063campaign neglected this\u2062 demographic, Harris has announced new economic proposals specifically \u2064aimed at\u2063 black men. \u200dThese include a &#8220;opportunity agenda&#8221; that\u2062 outlines plans for one million forgivable business loans, increased job training programs, \u2062support for black teachers, and expanded research on\u2064 health\u2064 issues affecting black men, \u2062like sickle cell\u2063 disease.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s strategy also emphasizes the\u200b legalization of\u2063 marijuana, aiming to \u2062dismantle barriers that have disproportionately impacted black men. \u200cThis initiative emphasizes creating equitable opportunities in the emerging cannabis industry.<\/p>\n<p>The urgency of these\u2062 proposals\u200b comes\u200c as the election approaches, in response\u2062 to an alarming trend of black male \u200bvoters\u200b either shifting support to former President\u200d Donald Trump or\u200c abstaining from voting altogether. Former President Barack Obama has also\u200c weighed in, urging black men\u200b not \u200cto consider Trump as a viable\u200c option.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris targets black men with new economic proposals to boost support<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1835343\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naacp-blasts-nbas-punishment-of-suns-owner-robert-sarver-as-shameful-claims-punishment-underscores-how-prevalent-racism-still-is-today\/\" title=\"NAACP Blasts NBA\u2019s Punishment of Suns Owner Robert Sarver as \u201cShameful,\u201d Claims Punishment \u201cUnderscores How Prevalent Racism Still Is Today\u201d\">targeting black men<\/a> with new economic proposals after Democrats sounded the alarm over the critical voting bloc&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3183907\/democrats-warn-kamala-harris-losing-black-male-voters-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"over slipping support\">slipping support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Harris campaign came under fire recently for allegedly neglecting black male voters, an increasing number of whom were either defecting to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> or refraining from voting. Black male voters have widely felt neglected after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and endorsed Harris. They have complained that their concerns were met with condescension from the Harris campaign. With just weeks to go until Election Day, Harris is rolling out new economic policies targeting black men to win back their support.<\/p>\n<p>Harris unveiled her &ldquo;opportunity agenda for black men&rdquo; ahead of a campaign stop in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Monday. The agenda includes plans to provide a million fully forgivable business loans for black entrepreneurs worth up to $20,000, increased training programs for black men to enter high-end industries, support for a program that helps black teachers, and increased studies of sickle cell disease and other ailments that disproportionately affect black men.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This agenda is a further realization of Vice President&nbsp;Harris&rsquo; Opportunity Economy,&rdquo;&nbsp;said former Democratic Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, a&nbsp;Harris campaign co-chairman, in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An economy where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-turnout-in-frances-high-stakes-elections-as-support-for-the-far-right-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Strong turnout in France\u2019s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows - Washington Examiner\">people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t just get by, but get ahead. Where&nbsp;Black&nbsp;men&nbsp;are equipped with the tools to thrive: to buy a home, provide for our families, start a business, and build wealth,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Harris also pushed heavily for federal marijuana legalization, a move that went beyond the Biden administration&rsquo;s stance.<\/p>\n<p>Harris &ldquo;will break down unjust legal barriers that hold&nbsp;Black&nbsp;men&nbsp;and other Americans back by legalizing marijuana nationally, working with Congress to ensure that the safe cultivation, distribution, and possession of recreational marijuana is the law of the land,&rdquo; according to a Harris campaign statement, CNBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/10\/14\/harris-forgivable-loans-legal-marijuana-trump-black-voters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She will also fight to ensure that as the national cannabis industry takes shape,&nbsp;Black&nbsp;men &mdash; who have, for years, been over policed for marijuana use &mdash; are able to access wealth and jobs in this new market,&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama addressed the dampening of black male enthusiasm last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3186329\/obama-shames-black-men-over-harris-polling-panic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>scolding them<\/a> at a campaign stop in Pittsburgh. He told a group of black men that considering a vote for former President Donald Trump was &ldquo;not acceptable&rdquo; and that part of their hesitancy was because they &ldquo;just aren&rsquo;t feeling the idea of having a woman as president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re thinking about sitting out or supporting somebody [in former President Donald Trump] who has a history of denigrating you because you think that&rsquo;s a sign of strength because that&rsquo;s what being a man is? Putting women down?&rdquo; Obama said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than three dozen black Detroit residents, including mostly male strategists, activists, clergy, elected officials, and likely voters,&nbsp;also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/10\/10\/kamala-harris-detroit-voters-turnout-michigan-00183107?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=68612869-219e-4598-998c-18bb7c1f30b7&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pointed out<\/a>&nbsp;the decrease in black male enthusiasm to <em>Politico<\/em> last week.<\/p>\n<p>Though still low, Trump&rsquo;s support among black males has doubled since 2016. An&nbsp;<em>Associated Press<\/em>\/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 18% of black men viewed Trump favorably, an increase credited to several factors, including Trump&rsquo;s masculine appeal and anger over immigration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1835343\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1835343\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris focuses on black men with new economic initiatives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2354718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala_Harris_election_24-w133.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35796,40899,4021],"class_list":["post-2354717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-black-men","tag-economic-proposals","tag-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala_Harris_election_24-w133.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}