Since 1967, members of the law enforcement profession have consistently advised community members to call 911 when they need help, especially if they were in need of police assistance. Established nationally in 1999 with the signing of the Public Safety Act signed by President Bill Clinton, it was meant to be a universal means of reporting emergencies and getting immediate help to those who needed it.
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This powerful show of support came just a day after 40,000 Black women joined in a similar Zoom call, generating about $2 million for Harris and sending a resounding message of solidarity and resolve.
The group said it’s proud to endorse Harris’s “historic candidacy for president” and remains deeply committed to ensuring Democrats hold the White House.
As soon as President Biden bowed out and passed the baton to Vice President Kamala Harris, Black folk started mobilizing. The movement was swift, phone calls, chats, fundraisers. Black people from all over started lining up behind her as the nation’s next leader, especially Black women and younger voters.
This year marks the 55th Anniversary of the historic July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 Mission that placed the first man on the moon and safely returned Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins safely back to earth. We must also pay tribute to the brilliant work of mathematician, Katherine Johnson, the legendary African American woman at NASA, known as Woman of the 20th Century, who helped to calculate the trajectory for the successful Apollo 11 flight to the Moon, thereby helping to fulfill President John F. Kennedy’s mission to the Moon.
Following President Biden’s unprecedented decision not to seek re-election and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, #WinWithBlackWomen is proud to declare a momentous occasion. More than 90,000 Black women and allies united in unwavering support of Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. This unparalleled demonstration of unity signifies a powerful and transformative movement within the electorate.
“We must vote for candidates up and down the ballot who believe, as Dr. King said, that ‘all labor has dignity’; candidates willing to walk the picket line, not those who have spent decades busting unions and stiffing working people; candidates who believe diversity is our strength, who seek to unite us around common values — not those who thrive on divisiveness and resentment. That’s what Rev. Lawson would ask us to do at this pivotal moment for the nation. And if Bill Lucy were able to be at this convention, he’d be urging us to do the same.”
Joe Biden’s decision to end his presidential campaign and endorse Kamala Harris could make American Jewish history: If Harris is nominated and wins, her husband Doug Emhoff would be the first Jewish spouse in the White House.
Hundreds of elected officials from across the political spectrum followed President Biden’s lead and announced their full-throated support for Vice President Harris as the Democratic nominee for president to defeat Donald Trump in November.
The U.S. News & World Report released its ongoing list of the nation’s top colleges and universities which ranks the institutions based on a myriad of factors.