Harlem Black Women for Harris Meet at Tubman’s Statue By Pat Stevenson

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Hundreds of Black Women met on this past Sunday, July 28th at The Harriet Tubman Memorial, located at the intersection of West 122nd Street, St. Nicholas Avenue, and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, in Harlem. Afterwards they proceeded to the Dwyer Center to a stand-room only audience to hear from organizer about the next steps of the work to be done to get Vice President Kamala Harris elected to the office of President. Organizers included New York State Senator Cordell Cleare, New York State Assemblywoman Inez Dickens, District Leaders Wilma Brown & Ernestine Bell-Temple, Valerie Jo Brown, founder of Save Harlem Now, and Peggy Shephard, founder of West Harlem Environmental Action Committee.
Senator Cleare was one of the 44,000 Black women who participated in Sunday night’s zoom of “Black Women for Harris. For the first time in our nation’s history, a Black and South Asian prospective nominee is running to become the first female President of the United States. In addition to the tremendous excitement that has been generated throughout the Black community, this historic moment has special resonance for Black women who have been underrepresented, underpaid, and underserved on every level. It is for this reason, that Sunday’s gathering took place at the statue of Harriet Tubman, an American fighter for freedom, and civil and human rights. Black women, from all walks of life stood united, to pledge their support for Vice President Harris as she mounts this consequential race.
Senate Cleare stated, “A group of Black women from Harlem came out in a show of strength for the presidential run of Vice President Kamala Harris. Every General Election is important, but 2024 is particularly historic as we have the first Black and South Asian prospective nominee running to become the nation’s first female president. We were gathered at the monument of our iconic Harriet Tubman, a magnificent fighter, whose name is synonymous with power, resolve, and selfless dedication to the people. We, women of Harlem want to demonstrate our commitment to supporting VP Kamala Harris as she mounts this consequential race.”