Guest Editorial: Black men and Kamala Harris

An interesting question has surfaced – Could Black men cause Kamala Harris to lose the election? This question generated a wide range of responses, most of them optimistically predicting that Kamala will prevail becoming the first female president.Until recently, polls of Black men from various locations revealed that at least 20% of them were planning to vote for Donald Trump or were not going to vote at all. The reasons for this varied, but mostly a lot of them just don’t like her. Some attribute their opposition to misinformation about her former job as prosecutor in California. Others cite their allegiance to Donald Trump. And then there are those who flat out admit that men just don’t want to be led by a woman!Actually, Black men are not the only ones who are reluctant to vote for Kamala. There are a number of the “undecided” who continue to question her; they claim they just don’t know her even after numerous rallies, a debate, and media interviews.There are some good signs, though, and this includes the assertion, based on new polls, that the number of Black males who had not planned to vote for Kamala is decreasing. This may partially be...