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August 22-28, 2024
VOL. 39, No. 34
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Michelle Obama Electrifies Audience at the DNC By Veronica Mackey
Michelle Obama electrified the crowd Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, making her case to vote for the Harris-Walz ticket. From the time she stepped onto the stage at the Chicago’s United Center, until she introduced her husband former President Barack Obama, the crowd held onto every word. Her speech was often met with thunderous applause, laughter and spontaneous chants. Like a well-tuned conductor, she knew when to turn up the volume and turn it down. She began on a personal note, talking about the recent passing of her mother. It was a tender moment that drew compassion from the crowd. She then talked about mothers as role models, and how both her mom and presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ mom encouraged them to actively serve their communities. Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, was a community activist who took young Kamala to political rallies. Michelle’s mother, Marian Having served two terms as the wife Robinson, instilled in her daughter the of the nation’s first Black president, importance of always doing her best, Michelle knows all too well the racist that no one was above or beneath her. backlash that will come if Kamala
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becomes the first Black and female sadly know a little something about this. For years, Donald Trump did president: “We know folks are going do everything in his power to try to everything they can to distort her truth,” she said. “My husband and I Continued on page 8
Harris Proposes $25,000 Assistance for First Time Homebuyers
Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a plan to address the affordable housing crisis in the United States if she were to win the presidency. Her plan involves expanding President Biden’s proposal to provide $25,000 in down payment assistance to firsttime homebuyers. While Biden’s plan targeted 400,000 first-generation homebuyers, Harris aims to offer an average of $25,000 in assistance to all first-time homebuyers
in the country. This would potentially benefit more than four million people over four years if Harris were to become President. However, the details of how this assistance would work are unclear, leading to both support and criticism of the proposal. Architect Alexander Gorlin praised the idea but expressed the need for more information, highlighting that $25,000 may not go Continued on page 7
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