Vice President Harris will deliver for Black men and their families.
Vice President Harris is laying out an agenda to give Black men the tools to build wealth and achieve financial freedom, lower costs for themselves and their families, and protect their rights—addressing the issues that Black men across the country have told her are their top concerns.
- Provide 1 million forgivable loans up to $20,000 to Black entrepreneurs and others who have a good idea but don’t have the resources, connections, or access to capital to get their business off the ground
- Launch a National Health Equity Initiative focused on Black men
- Legalize marijuana at the federal level to break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back
- Lower costs by enacting the first-ever federal ban on corporate price-gouging for food and groceries
- Lower rent and provide down payment assistance to triple the number of new first-time Black homeowners
Black men deserve a president who will deliver on promises.
Vice President Harris knows that Black men have long felt that too often their voice in our political process has gone unheard and that there is so much untapped ambition and leadership within the Black male community.
Black men and boys deserve a president who will provide the opportunity to unleash this talent and potential by removing historic barriers to wealth creation, education, employment, earnings, health, and improving the criminal justice system. Black men deserve a president who will deliver on promises and equip them with the tools and resources to make their aspirations a reality.
Donald Trump is a serious threat to the lives and opportunities of Black Americans and Black men.
- Trump falsely accused the Exonerated Five and called for them to receive the death penalty.
- His history as a landlord is checkered with repeated allegations of racial discrimination and outright refusal to rent to Black tenants.
- Following the murder of George Floyd, Trump described Black protestors as “THUGS,” threatening that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
- As president he referred to majority-Black nations as “s***hole countries.”
- Recently, Trump spread dangerous lies about Black Haitians “eating the pets” of their neighbors.
If he’s reelected, things will get worse.
- Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda doubles down on his mistreatment of Black men and their families.
- He’ll bring back stop and frisk and enact full immunity for police who commit crimes on duty.
- He’ll cut funding for education, Obamacare, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
He will slap a Trump Tax on everything from food to gasoline, raising costs on the average Black family by nearly $4,000 or more. - He will erase four years of financial gains and job growth for Black men and leave their communities worse off for it.
Vice President Harris Will Deliver for Black Men
She Will Provide the Tools to Black Men to Build Wealth, Support Their Families, and Lead in Their Communities
Vice President Harris will build an Opportunity Economy where everyone has the opportunity to not just get by, but to get ahead. She knows that Black men have long felt that too often their voice in our political process has gone unheard and that there is so much untapped ambition and leadership within the Black male community. Black men and boys deserve a president who will provide the opportunity to unleash this talent and potential by removing historic barriers to wealth creation, education, employment, earnings, health, and improving the criminal justice system. Black men deserve a president who will deliver on promises and equip them with the tools and resources to make their aspirations a reality.
This year, Vice President Harris launched a first-of-its-kind, nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour to help entrepreneurs access the capital and resources they need to launch and grow their businesses, build wealth, and strengthen their communities—especially Black male entrepreneurs. While traveling across the country to cities like Atlanta, Detroit, and Charlotte, she heard powerful stories from Black men about the biggest hurdles that still make it too difficult for them to get their businesses off the ground and grow them to meet their full ambitions and discussed policies that can help break down remaining barriers to success.
Drawing on insights from her experience throughout her career and her Economic Opportunity Tour, today Vice President Harris is laying out an Opportunity Agenda for Black Men to provide them with the tools to achieve financial freedom, lower costs to better provide for themselves and their families, and protect their rights. This pathbreaking agenda includes:
- Providing 1 million loans that are fully forgivable to Black entrepreneurs and others to start a business.
- Championing education, training, and mentorship programs that help Black men get good-paying jobs in high-demand industries and lead their communities, including pathways to become teachers.
- Supporting a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency and other digital assets so Black men who invest in and own these assets are protected.
- Launching a National Health Equity Initiative focused on Black Men that addresses sickle cell disease, diabetes, mental health, prostate cancer, and other health challenges that disproportionately impact them.
- Legalizing recreational marijuana and creating opportunities for Black Americans to succeed in this new industry.
Vice President Harris will lower costs and give Black men the tools to build wealth, provide for their families, and lead their communities.
Vice President Harris knows that costs are too high for Black men and that Black men have long been denied the tools that would allow them to grow their wealth, get a good-paying job, and support their loved ones. That’s why she has a plan to address these concerns.