Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz are putting their foot on the gas to mobilize young Black voters for the upcoming presidential election. The Harris-Walz campaign has parterned with the Democratic National Covention (DNC) to launch a nationwide voter reigstration drive that will target key battleground states and historically Black colleges and universities.
The campaign will include in-person and virtual voter activities on 60 HBCU campuses including Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina.
North Carolina has the second highest number of HBCUs in the country, behind Georgia. The campaign coincides with National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 17 and National Black Voter Registration Day on Sept. 20.
In an effort to further engage with Black voters, Harris is scheduled to participate in a moderated conversation with the National Association of Black Journaists (NABJ) in front of students from Lincoln University and Cheyney University in Philadelphia.
“We look forward to our members and student journalists hearing from Vice President Harris as our panel asks the tough questions that are most pressing to the communities served by NABJ members,” said NABJ president Ken Lemon in a statement to WHYY.
The event will be livestreamed for the general public to access on Sept. 17 at 2:30 p.m. EDT on WHYY’s Facebook and YouTube channels and on WHYY.org.
Harris’ appearance comes weeks after former President Donald Trump participated in a moderated discussion during NABJ’s national convention in Chicago.
