Black chair of Democratic National Convention Committee seeks to engage Black voters

Minyon Moore & by Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader There are just six months left before the global spotlight is on Chicago as it hosts the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on the West Side. Chicago police, state and federal law enforcement officials are busy mapping out security details for the big event that will bring the biggest names in politics to the city. Leading the preparations is Minyon Moore, a Chicago native and political strategist who serves as chair of the Democratic National Convention Committee. Her leadership comes during an unprecedented time in American politics. For the first time in history, Blacks lead the Democratic Party with Moore heading the convention committee and Jaime Harrison serving as chair of the Democratic National Committee. Hakeem Jeffries is Democrat House Minority Leader, who may make history again as the first Black House Majority Leader, should Democrats reclaim the House of Representatives in the November election. During an interview with WVON’s Perri Small, Moore noted that Black women are making history, too. “Just this year, by the way, three of the state party chairs in our battleground states – South Carolina where we just came out of, has a Black woman...