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Kamala Harris Accused Of Racism After Publishing ‘Opportunity Agenda For Black Men’

Kamala Harris is predicted to vastly underperform in the 2024 presidential election amongst male and black voters compared to previous Democratic candidates.

In an attempt to appeal to black men, the Harris campaign published an “opportunity agenda” Monday evening.

“Black men deserve a president who cares about making their lives better,” Harris wrote.

The agenda included:

  • Provide 1 million loans that are fully forgivable up to $20k for Black entrepreneurs and others to start a business
  • Support education training, and mentorship programs that lead to good-paying jobs for Black men, including pathways to become teachers
  • Protect cryptocurrency investments so Black men who make them know their money is safe
  • Launch a national health initiative focused on the illnesses that disproportionately impact Black men
  • Legalize recreational marijuana and create opportunities for Black Americans to succeed in this new industry

A closer look:

But it’s not just that one, it’s this too:

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Wait, what?

Black people are the only ones smoking marijuana?

Black people are the only people who can’t get ID?

Do the Democrats even HEAR how racist they sound now?  It’s absurd and offensive!

Harris was accused of racism for the “opportunity agenda.”

“Kamala Harris announced she wants segregated policies for men based off their skin color. She thinks black men need different policies than white men. Weird. Seems racist,” Laura Loomer wrote.

“Attaching marijuana to black people as a campaign promise is so next level racist it’s astounding,” Alan Roberts commented.

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Some accused Harris of attempting to buy black votes.

“I think this is racist and unfair. All entrepreneurs should be offered help and this is Kamala buying black votes She will not get my vote,” Terrence Williams said.

“Kamala Harris is trying to buy black votes How is this not racist? Not only is it racist but it seems like Kamala is betting on black entrepreneurs not ever being successful enough to pay a loan back,” Kylie Jane Kremer commented.

More reactions below:

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Per CNBC:

Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled an “Opportunity Agenda” proposal for Black men Monday, which includes plans to provide 1 million forgivable loans to Black entrepreneurs and new pathways to help Black Americans succeed in the legalized marijuana industry.

“This agenda is a further realization of Vice President Harris’ Opportunity Economy,” said former Rep. Cedric Richmond, a Harris campaign co-chair, in a statement. “An economy where people don’t just get by, but get ahead. Where Black men are equipped with the tools to thrive: to buy a home, provide for our families, start a business and build wealth.”

Harris’ announcement is aimed at increasing her support among Black male voters, and comes in the final weeks of an extremely close race between the Democratic vice president and Republican former President Donald Trump.

The plan outlined Monday would provide 1 million fully forgivable loans of up to $20,000 to Black entrepreneurs and others to start a business. The loans would be financed through partnerships between “mission-driven lenders,” community oriented banks and the Small Business Administration, the campaign said.

The agenda also includes training and mentorship programs to help Black men get jobs in high-demand industries, and greater investments in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to recruit and retain Black male teachers.

“Kamala Harris is proposing $20,000 forgivable loans to black entrepreneurs. Is this just a desperation move to try to lure black men into voting for her? There is no way this type of program would be legal or it would ever pass Congress. It is basically just an attempt at a $20,000 bribe for votes,” Wall Street Silver wrote.

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“I rarely get offended, but I am OFFENDED by Kamala Harris’s agenda for black men. Not only is it degrading, it goes against everything the founding fathers and civil rights leaders fought for. It’s also an attempt to BRIBE black people into voting for her,” George Behizy said.

WATCH:

USA TODAY reports:

The proposals – unveiled just three weeks before Election Day – come as polling shows former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, has made inroads with Black men that could swing what’s expected to be a razor-thin election. Democrats also worry about signs of lagging turnout among Black voters even as the country could elect the first Black woman president in U.S. history.

The Harris campaign said, if elected, the vice president will “break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men 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.”

Harris will “fight to ensure as the national cannabis industry takes shape, Black men – who have, for years, been over policed for marijuana use – are able to access wealth and jobs in this new market,” the campaign said in a statement.

The campaign called the policy a “stark contrast with Donald Trump” and the Justice Department’s approach with marijuana during his presidency. President Joe Biden’s administration took steps this year to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I – its designation for decades – to a less dangerous Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act.

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at 100 Percent Fed Up.

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