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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKamala Harris breaks records with massive, celebrity-filled Zoom fundraisers
(Salon) Presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris amassed a record number of Zoom attendees for a series of celebrity-filled fundraisers that have garnered millions of dollars donations, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Zoom calls began Sunday when over 44,000 Black women got on a call to hype supporters for Harris historic run for president. That call attracted attention from celebrities such as actresses Yvette Nicole Brown and Jennifer Lewis, resulting in more than $1.5 million being raised for the Harris campaign. The movement continued with another call featuring 50,000 Black men, followed by hype-fundraiser Zooms for white women, LGBTQ+ people, South Asian supporters and so on.
The call for white women Harris supporters Thursday night gathered around 100,000 participants, testing the limits of Zoom as the call dropped in and out. Those kicked off the Zoom chose to watch the live stream on YouTube, where over 25,000 supporters also joined the call, the Hollywood Reporter explained.
That call, which raised over $1.8 million, included celebrities such as Katie McGrath, Connie Britton and Pink. ..................(more)
https://www.salon.com/2024/07/26/kamala-harris-breaks-records-with-massive-celebrity-filled-zoom-fundraisers/?in_brief=true
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Kamala Harris breaks records with massive, celebrity-filled Zoom fundraisers (Original Post)
marmar
Jul 26
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servermsh
(1,259 posts)2. Yvette Nicole Brown is awesome
If you haven't, check her out on the great show Community, which aired starting in 2009.
Bev54
(11,282 posts)3. The organizer of last nights zoom said this am she woke to learn that they had raised
over $8m.
Cha
(302,367 posts)4. Steady On Team Kamala
Harris!
TY!