Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Detroit, Michigan, where she will participate in a radio town hall hosted by comedian, advocate, and nationally syndicated radio co-host Charlamagne the God Tuesday. The announcement was made on “The Breakfast Club” this morning, and listeners were invited to ask questions before the event.
This comes as the Republican Party is making gradual gains against Black men and Democrats are weighing in on Harris’ struggle to rebuild the multiracial coalition that contributed to President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. This comes as the company has expressed serious concerns.
The popular host, also known as Leonard McKelvie, has millions of followers across digital platforms, with “The Breakfast Club” reportedly boasting an estimated 8 million monthly listeners. More than half of them are black.
During the hour-long meeting, scheduled for 5 p.m. ET, Harris will field questions from callers from across the battleground states. In addition to multiple digital streams and the iHeartRadio app, an estimated 139 radio stations in markets nationwide will take advantage of the program.
Harris campaign officials told CNN that Harris intends to focus in part on the economy, addressing and identifying obstacles to generational wealth creation for Black Americans.
The campaign’s decision to engage with the “Breakfast Club” host, who has expressed support for Harris, is an opportunity to reach voters on a non-traditional platform and engage consumers who are not informed by mainstream media through influencers. It’s part of a larger strategy to reach customers. .
In a surprise appearance Thursday at Harris’ campaign office in Pittsburgh, former President Barack Obama lamented what he described as a lack of energy among black men, saying, “It’s more pronounced in my brothers.”
“Do you consider ignoring or supporting someone who has a history of denigrating you because that’s a sign of strength and that’s what it means to be a man? Degrading women? ” Obama said. “That’s not acceptable.”
Ahead of the big event, the Harris-Waltz campaign will hold a number of virtual and in-person voter activation events targeting Black voters in key battleground states of Georgia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
NBA star Magic Johnson echoed similar sentiments last week in Flint, Michigan.
“Our black men, we have to get them to vote, that’s number one. Kamala’s opponent last time promised a lot to the black community and failed to deliver. We are black men. We have to help men understand that,” Johnson said.
Tomorrow in Atlanta, entertainers Jermaine Dupri, Armani White and Isaac Hayes III will host “Brothas and Brews,” an event to connect with black men.
And on Saturday, the campaign’s HBCU Homecoming Tour will hold tailgates at Lincoln University in Philadelphia and Fort Valley State University in Georgia.
