20 Days to Election 2024: Harris makes case to Black voters in ‘Breakfast Club’ Q&A

DETROIT, MI — In the latest bid to insert her campaign's message into the culture's conversation, Vice President Kamala Harris hit the airwaves this week via an iHeartRadio-produced broadcast in Detroit with Charlemagne Tha God!, whose award-winning "The Breakfast Club" program reportedly attracts an average audience of 4 million people.

Their 1-hour discussion centered on what a Harris administration would mean for Black Americans, a core demographic that both tunes into "The Breakfast Club" and political experts say will be critical for Harris if she hopes to win 20 days from now, on Nov. 5.

Among the highlights: Harris said, if elected, she would work to decriminalize marijuana on the federal level. Criminalization of the substance is something that disproportionately impacts Black men, she said.

A recording of the conversation remains available online by clicking here.

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