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For Black women in Detroit, mobilizing for Kamala Harris a 'moment of pride'
Kathryn Wilson was serving up lobster from her food truck at Hart Plaza this summer when she learned Black women were organizing a conference call to support Kamala Harris for president.
She hopped on close to midnight and was inspired to hear hundreds of women still talking about how Harris as the Democratic nominee re-energized their interest in the 2024 election.
“It’s a moment of pride,” Wilson said. “If she can be president, it gives every young Black girl an opportunity to see herself in that role.”
After President Joe Biden stepped down, Wilson’s 93-year-old mother Gwendolyn reached out.
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/black-women-detroit-mobilizing-kamala-harris-moment-pride