FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 26, 2024
Contacts:
Bilen Mesfin Packwood, bilen@change-llc.com
Black to the Future Action Fund Endorses Kamala Harris for President
Washington, D.C. – The Black to the Future Action Fund announced today that it has endorsed Kamala D. Harris for President.
“Vice President Harris is experienced, qualified, and trusted,” said Kristin Powell, Principal of Black to the Future Action Fund. “She is the best choice in this election to deliver results for Black communities and she’s got receipts. That includes raising the minimum wage for federal workers and expanding access to capital for small businesses, canceling billions of student loan debt, expanding access to health care and passing the bipartisan assault weapons ban to keep our communities safe from gun violence That’s why Black to the Future Action Fund is all in for Kamala.”
This week, Black to the Future Action Fund’s c3 arm, Black Futures Lab, released the results of the second Black Census, the largest survey of Black people in American history. Survey respondents identified low wages, gun violence, and education outcomes as among their top three concerns. Nearly four-in-ten (38%) respondents named that low wages are not enough to sustain a family as their top concern. Gun violence (33%) and schools that fail to prepare children adequately (31%) round up the top three. When asked about policy solutions that address their top concerns, the vast majority of respondents expressed support for increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour (95%), increasing and expanding unemployment insurance (90%), and increasing and expanding government aid (94%).
On questions related to political parties and politicians, respondents expressed a more favorable view of the Democratic Party (69% favorable and 22% unfavorable) when compared to the Republican Party (7% favorable and 84% unfavorable). Among elected officials, Vice-President Kamala Harris (71%) is viewed most favorably. Donald Trump is the most disliked figure among respondents with only five percent (5%) expressing a favorable opinion of the former president, while 85% have an unfavorable opinion.
Black Futures Lab and Black to the Future Action Fund will use the results to inform a Black Economic Agenda, which will be released on August 8. The Black Economic Agenda is a policy roadmap that will inform legislators nationwide of the key economic priorities of Black communities across America. It also will be used to activate and engage over 250,000 Black voters in advance of elections.
About Black to the Future Action Fund
The Black to the Future Action Fund works to make Black communities powerful in politics, so that we can be powerful in the entirety of our lives. We work to enact policies that improve the lives of Black communities, and to elect Black and pro-Black legislators with progressive values who move progressive policies. Together we work to ensure that Black people have what all people deserve —dignity, safety, and power. https://black2thefuture.org