Update: Vice President Kamala Harris is now the Democratic presidential nominee
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He probably really isn’t an active member and I’m sure some have spoken to him, but for a lot of folks money trumps everything.
He is only one member out of thousands which the majority are doing what they can to get VP Harris elected.
Roland Martin
Wes Moore
Sen. Warnock
The Divine 9 is engaging with politics in whole new way for Harris
Elite Black fraternities and sororities are revitalizing voter outreach efforts and starting super PACs to support Harris.
Harris’ team acknowledges the power of the fraternities and sororities — and the significance of her membership in the network.
“The Divine Nine has been at the inflection point of every movement in the history of our country,” said Trey Baker, senior adviser to the Harris campaign, who is himself a Kappa.
The campaign sees a direct throughline to its efforts from the Civil Rights movement, when these Black fraternities and sororities were at the forefront of spurring significant racial and legislative achievements, thanks in part to leaders like civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., a member of Alpha Phi Alpha; Ralph Abernathy, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi; former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson Sr., a member of Omega Psi Phi; and the late Rep. John Lewis, a member of Phi Beta Sigma.
“It’s because the Divine Nine does the work, has the type of membership that it has, believes in leadership and service and community, that those people will naturally be a part of the ecosystem of this,” Baker added.
The aim of all this, said Willis Lonzer III, the general president of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, is “to make sure that we’re effective in doing the things that we need to do to mobilize voters and get them to the polls.”
Many of the Divine Nine leaders said they have other plans in the works to capitalize on the excitement in the race.
Officials with Delta Sigma Theta, for instance, hope the renewed interest in the presidential election will also return much-needed attention to expanding voting rights. Deltas are on track to train some 30,000 members on ways to promote social action and have partnered with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to train 500 lawyers to monitor polling centers on Election Day.
And both organizations were part of a coalition of national organizations that filed a series of lawsuits fighting Texas and Georgia laws that restricted access to the ballot after the 2020 election.
Rhonda Briggins, President of Delta for Women in Action, said she is hoping to raise $1 million before the election to help candidates in local races in North Carolina, South Carolina and Indiana who were selected for its Chisholm Jordan Institute, a program that trains Black women to run for office, named after Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to pursue a presidential bid, and Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to Congress from Texas.
“These types of groups have been doing this type of work and organizing around a host of issues,” said Warnock, the Georgia Senator. “And this just gives them one more historic chance to make a real difference in the world.”
I’ve been trying to figure that out for the longest. Maybe because it’s enclosed spaced where the sound is better? Like when rappers or singers go inside a booth?
They love at the bottom
It's going to take a lot to get them to get out.
Especially since they have been so successful wallowing in sh*t
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He probably really isn’t an active member and I’m sure some have spoken to him, but for a lot of folks money trumps everything.
He is only one member out of thousands which the majority are doing what they can to get VP Harris elected.
Roland Martin
Wes Moore
Sen. Warnock
The Divine 9 is engaging with politics in whole new way for Harris
Elite Black fraternities and sororities are revitalizing voter outreach efforts and starting super PACs to support Harris.
Harris’ team acknowledges the power of the fraternities and sororities — and the significance of her membership in the network.
“The Divine Nine has been at the inflection point of every movement in the history of our country,” said Trey Baker, senior adviser to the Harris campaign, who is himself a Kappa.
The campaign sees a direct throughline to its efforts from the Civil Rights movement, when these Black fraternities and sororities were at the forefront of spurring significant racial and legislative achievements, thanks in part to leaders like civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., a member of Alpha Phi Alpha; Ralph Abernathy, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi; former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson Sr., a member of Omega Psi Phi; and the late Rep. John Lewis, a member of Phi Beta Sigma.
“It’s because the Divine Nine does the work, has the type of membership that it has, believes in leadership and service and community, that those people will naturally be a part of the ecosystem of this,” Baker added.
The aim of all this, said Willis Lonzer III, the general president of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, is “to make sure that we’re effective in doing the things that we need to do to mobilize voters and get them to the polls.”
Many of the Divine Nine leaders said they have other plans in the works to capitalize on the excitement in the race.
Officials with Delta Sigma Theta, for instance, hope the renewed interest in the presidential election will also return much-needed attention to expanding voting rights. Deltas are on track to train some 30,000 members on ways to promote social action and have partnered with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to train 500 lawyers to monitor polling centers on Election Day.
And both organizations were part of a coalition of national organizations that filed a series of lawsuits fighting Texas and Georgia laws that restricted access to the ballot after the 2020 election.
Rhonda Briggins, President of Delta for Women in Action, said she is hoping to raise $1 million before the election to help candidates in local races in North Carolina, South Carolina and Indiana who were selected for its Chisholm Jordan Institute, a program that trains Black women to run for office, named after Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to pursue a presidential bid, and Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to Congress from Texas.
“These types of groups have been doing this type of work and organizing around a host of issues,” said Warnock, the Georgia Senator. “And this just gives them one more historic chance to make a real difference in the world.”
He is STILL a very well known connected face. Getting him to act right would really help the organization as a whole
True but you can’t save everyone. Some people’s personal goals and ambitions will always trump their allegiance to their own people. It’s sad but true.
He is only one that is opposed to her. There are thousands more that are doing what they can to get VP Harris in.
One monkey don’t stop no show lol
To them, nothing will ever be good enough unless it comes from Trump. Deplorable bunch....
This is the problem to me.
His mind was changed by a convention of speeches and celebration instead of by actual information and policies.
This means that he is someone easily swayed by shiny objects and spectacle like a lot of voters unfortunately.
FACTS!
That’s a series problem. If you not voting on REAL Policies, that’s a serious problem.
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This is why Kamala entering in the race is very important because Trump was bullshitting his way around the media trying to get the media to focus on Biden’s now. Says Biden step the side in the media. Can’t really find nothing hard against Kamala now it goes back to policy. This is why Republicans are flustered right now. The abortion crap is not a good thing for them. They can’t do that tax bullshit that trickle down bullshit do not work. so now they are between a rock and a hard place
This is a good psyche out, honestly.
No need to get comfortable. Stay on their necks vote these SOBs out.
all them muhfuckas sound like that?
Sadly these are the slow ones. The ones that sat in the back of the class and clowned tthourghout the entire period and didn’t learn a damn thing.
These are the ones that need to be told specifically and need to hear the words “for black people” for them to be able to figure out(and that’s asking for much) that x,y,z policy benefit minorities.
If you’re a candidate and you say for example “I’m going to provide up to $25,000 in incentive for first time home buyers!” etc etc etc.
They don’t realize that policy helps alot of people, particuliarly minorities AND blacks!!!
If the person didn’t say “I’m going to provide up to $25,000 for BLACK first time home buyers: they don’t get it….
They don’t get that a black women running for the highest office in the land HAS TO run as a POTUS for “everyone” if she wants a legit chance of winning.
Sadly that’s the chess some of them play.
I despise the man but Mitch Mconnell aka Kermit understood this well.
Sure you may win the POTUS position which is powerful.
But we’re going to stack all the ancillary branches that you need to really be an effective POTUS in implementing your agenda. Then come reelection time we’ll say you didn’t do anything of the things you said you’d do! The american people are too “busy” not engaged enough, etc to realize we blocked every proposal you tried to pass.
So plan B is already in the works and has been for awhile.
Stack the branches so that if she’s elected POTUS she’s one and done because she can’t get anything passed through the branches.
Because of Kermit the Supreme Court is stacked for YEARS...
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When you really look at it, this is true.
With Democrats, rising tides lift all boats. Republicans hear that and balk....."but that would mean N8888rs too!!
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I really think this is the biggest issue with these "protesters" of Kamala's run for president. Eddie is rich and probably will never be affected by any polices from any administration. Obama was almost canceled by the black community because he didn't parade himself as the black president. This is why I said in my other reply that the quest to improve black lives is not done on impulse. It needs to be run through channels with actionable agendas. Would Eddie and his listeners rather have Trump as President? Jermaine Dupri just got taken to school for causing potential black voters to second guess themselves because the Vice President didn't do shit and now wants to do something.
We need to defeat Trump by all legal means which include voting blue all the way.