Vice President Kamala Harris is making a pitch to black men ahead of her rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 14 as her polling numbers lag in that key voting bloc.
The Democratic presidential nominee’s “opportunity agenda for black men” includes 1 million forgivable business loans of up to $20,000 for black entrepreneurs, more apprenticeships, and research into sickle cell and other diseases that disproportionately affect African American men.
The loans would be in partnership with the Small Business Administration and community leaders and banks “with a proven commitment to their communities,” according to the Harris campaign.
She’s also calling for black male participation in the “national cannabis industry” after previously voicing support for federal cannabis legalization, as well as regulating cryptocurrency to protect black men and others who use the digital tender….