yes, they had a relationship, but frankly that is sexist and i think the caller from florida should maybe cut his phone off. host: what are you watching for tonight? guest: i am watching what many of the callers have talked about. i think kamala harris needs to introduce herself more to folks who do not know much about her and spell out where she will go. how is she going to be different from joe biden? what policies is she going to keep? it is a lot to ask in a one night speech but she has to mix the personal, who she is, acknowledge the historic moment of this, given who she is, and explain where in policy -- this is not a big policy speech, but outline where i'm going, what i want to do, does the other caller said she needs to sit

down and do serious interviews. host: sfchronicle.com is rate can the worst -- is where you could find the work of joe garofoli. thank you for your time. this if coverage of the democratic national convention. we have been talking to guests in chicago. thanks to them for letting their facilities so we can future guests like jotaka eaddy of win with black women. she is their founder. ms. eaddy, good morning. guest: good morning, good morning for some host: before we talk about the convention itself, talk about your organization. why did you found it? guest: when with black women, we are a collection of black women leaders across the country. we started almost 4 years to the day on august 1, 2020, and we came together around our

collective concern around the racism and sexism that entered the narrative when it was a discussion four years ago as it related to who would be the vice presidential nominee. black women were concerned with the conversation that was very racist, very sexist. we came together that night, 90 of us on a zoom call. we decided to keep meeting, keep moving forward, the work that black women had done many years before. we galvanized around the call for there to be a black woman vice presidential nominee and became now vice president kamala harris. for the last four years we have been meeting most sunday nights around issues to help uplift the power and collective image of black women and to help elect black women up and down the ballot in our personal capacity. on, july 21 we had a meeting

that was already scheduled and it was one of those were if you knew, you knew. that night we had 44,000 women join us on that call, and it's been -- it kicke off a lot of inspirationd around the country galvanizing around kamala harris. it is good to be here on this historic day. host: were you surprised about the popularity ms. harris had once candidate is the -- once the candidacy was announced? guest: you know, i think as black women we always knew there is something special about vice president harris. she has been the governing partner of president biden for four years. we knew that hopefully this moment would come. we didn't know when it would come, because black women had been very vocal about our support of president biden and his candidacy. we signed an open letter saying so. what we did say, though, when

and if president biden decided he was going to step aside, the only conversation we wanted to have was about vice president, harris, because she was capable, she was ready she had been, a governing partner to this dynamic president. on july 21, we knew that president biden made it clear he was going to step aside, that we wanted to show the complete support that black women, and not just black women, but allies and supporters and so many americans have around vice president kamala harris. it was a very powerful moment of joy, but also a powerful moment of action. for the 44,000 that joined us on zoom and the others in other places because they couldn't get on the zoom that night. we have seen hundreds of thousands of other americans join us in that same commitment and excitement for vice president kamala harris and the future she is going to build for this country and the direction

she will continue to take us. host: callers call in, (202) 748-8001 four republicans, democrats, (202) 748-8000, independents, (202) 748-8002, text message (202) 748-8003. what is the strategy for your organization going for to november, besides zoom calls? guest: we are going to continue to meet via zoom. everybody is welcome to our zooms sunday nights at 8:30. we will go into communities. we got to knock on doors, make sure we are registering as many voters as possible, and also we are going to have to meet voters where they are. black women have long been a backbone and strong component of the democratic party, and just voting at 91%. on we go to the polls, we not only take ourselves, we take our

families, we take our communities. you will see black women registering voters and helping them find the right information. there is a lot of mis- and disinformation out there, so making sure voters have the correct information and helping voters understand the process in order to vote in this country. it is not as easy because there is a lot of voter suppression. it is important for people to know where their polling places are and when they can early vote so we can be victorious in november and take this country in the direction it needs to continue to go. host: for those who comprise your group, are there top issues that you find that's important for an administration to attack? if that is the case, what would be those issues? guest: i think it is what we see and hear at the democratic convention, around freedom, all of our freedoms, the very clear

delineation between the two candidates. vice president kamala harris and donald trump, it is two very different americas. when you think about the issues, the freedom to choose how to control our bodies for women, that is very, very important. of course other freedoms, the freedom to learn, economic freedom, continuing to carry on the policies of the biden-harrison administration. --biden-harris administration. when you look at the last four years, it is about having all americans thrive, insulin prices lowered up to $35, and after a mismanaged global pandemic, getting back to a place of economic stability in the country, but other could go issues, whether or not it is for health care, whether or not it

is -- all of those issues are on the ballot box including issues of democracy. fundamental freedoms and ability to thrive as vice president kamala harris has said so eloquently on the campaign trail. host: if that is the case, where has the biden administration succeeded on these concerns, particularly as you look to the vice president at the next leader, where do you want her to expand that? guest: i think we look at the his dark investments in education, -- the historic investments in education, millions of dollars in historically black colleges and universities. when we look at the price of medicine in this country, looking at insulin for $35, expanding that, how do we make that not just for seniors, how do we make that for everyone in this country, access to affordability and connectivity to the internet. that is vitally important. everything in this country is

moving to a need for greater connectivity. how do we expand upon those programs and how do we also look at codifying important measures such as roe v. wade? how do we actually have those fundamental freedoms? that is going to take enactment of congress, but also executive action as well. i think we are going to see under a harris administration the expansion of some of the most milestones and great achievements under the biden-harris administration and we can expect to see more. host: i want to play a short bit from last month's republican national convention, featuring an interview with former president trump's media director talking by the pitch the former president it to people of color. i want to get your response to it. [video clip] >> do you want to be part of unity or separated from everybody else? the left is preaching a message

of divisiveness and what black people feel inferior, and president trump's message is resonating with people because we have had a black president and black vice president and a lot of black people are saying they have nothing to show for it. host: that is their assessment. what is your reaction? guest: that is more mis- and disinformation. if you look at the record, it is very clear. this work investment in historically black colleges and universities -- historic investment in historically black colleges and universities. black unemployment at the lowest levels we have ever seen. we have seen the advancement of black women on the federal judiciary, whether or not it is justice jackson on the supreme court, we have seen the ascension of america's first black federal reserve board governor member in dr. lisa cook. we have seen so many policies and executive orders out of this administration that has touched this black community in a way

that is very clear. what donald trump continues to do is -- he has all flash, f luff, no substance, lies, mis- and disinformation. i believe the american public in november and leading up to early voting are going to be very clear about the direction they want to go in. that is a direction where we have unity in this country and we actually have true -- as oprah winfrey said last night, we have decency and values. that is what we know we need. donald trump -- just look at the project 2025 agenda. that is an agenda that is going to tear down any and all of the advancements we have made not just in the last four years, but quite frankly in the last 50 years. host: i suppose you heard before that the former president has distanced himself from project 2025. some members of his administration have done the same. what goes through your mind? do you believe that were not?--

that or not? guest: oh, well, i'm sure he has publicly distanced himself, but we know that donald trump has long been someone that is not honest. they're going to distance themselves because it is very clear americans do not want a project 2025. it is not polling well for them, so they will distance themselves. my grandmamma always said you got to keep an eye on someone. when you show you who they are, you gotta believe them the first time. america already knows who he is and we are going to believe them, and americans are making a clear choice. that is why we see so much excitement about vice president kamala harris. this administration and what americans are leading into, joy, hope, and unity, and a leader who has the character and a leader who has the vision, but most importantly, a leader who

leads with the truth and character. host: jotaka eaddy is our guest. win with black women, she is the founder. joe, in tennessee, democrats i. caller: thank you for having me. i want to thank jotaka for her organization. i found them the last couple of sundays, and i've thoroughly enjoyed it, her trying to get us to come out and vote for -- i'm sorry -- for kamala and tim. i just wanted to thank her for everything. keep up the efforts. thank you. host: jo from tennessee. guest: thank you so much. thank you so much. thank you, you, thank you so much. that is the sentiment i've been hearing at conventions. i've heard so many beautiful black women and others, our supporters and allies who said i was one of the 44,000,-on the

sunday calls, i am motivated, i am inspired. it is so wonderful to hear your voice and i look forward to seeing you sunday as well. host: from missouri, republican line. caller: hello. host: hi, you are on. caller: i have two points. the first one is kamala did -- did everybody forget that she was an attorney and she was getting criminals off that was causing riots with antifa and black lives matters and all this stuff she is saying she is going to do when she gets in the white house? if she is going to do all this stuff, why hasn't she already done it? we are going to pay higher prices. and why don't you tell us what her policies are instead of talking about trump all the time? why don't you leave trump alone

and tell us what she is going to do? host: ok. guest: well, vice president kamala harris recently rolled out a very dynamic economic plan, a plan where she is focused on helping to assure that all americans can thrive in the country. some of those aspects of the plan is looking at how to get homeowners $25,000 first-time homebuyers assistance, in addition to helping to build millions of starter homes in this we all know that the pathway to economic freedom and equity in this country is through homeownership. and also having some very clear principles around price gouging, understanding that when americans are going to the grocery store, they are feeling the pinch, and often that is corporate greed that is not checked. she is going to make sure she checks that. to your first point, vice

president kamala harris has led in all of her years of leading as someone who has been justice-centered, as an attorney, whether or not her time as attorney general of california or district attorney in san francisco. it is also very clear that a lot of the policies she has championed, president biden has done as much as they can because there has been for a very long time -- there has just been a blockade in the united states senate from the republican party. this administration has done the most that they can with executive orders, but that is why it is going to be important to assure that there is a democratic senate and house and the presidency so that we can pass these very important measures in the very meaningful way. host: let's hear from diane in st. paul, minnesota, democrats

line. caller: good morning, america, and good morning, c-span. yes, i am a true minnesotan and i've been here since 1967, and mr. walz is my president. the one thing i love about him is he has changed so much of what we didn't have. as an african-american mother who raised five kids alone, we have the lunch program, so much that my kids would not have had had i not had the assistance. i went to college, i got a masters degree. didn't cost me a dime. government paid for it. they cut that program out so other americans could reach where i am. those are the people we need to put in office, to take us from the bottom to the top. we can't get to the top if we on the bottom and don't get no help. we can't pull ourselves up by

her bootstraps if we don't have no boots. that is what the democrat has given me. i'm 75 years old and i've been active in minnesota for the last 40 years, and we are trying to get everybody out that we can to register because a lot of us don't vote, a lot of us don't have no confidence in the system. but i took a young woman to get a house. they gave her $72,000 of money that she won't have to pay if she stays in the house. that came just about a month ago. [indiscernible] -- host: ok, diane in minnesota, she put a lot out there. i will start by asking about tim walz as the running mate. guest: there is so much excitement. last night in the convention hall, when governor walz came out, it was electrifying. i think america has fell in love

with governor walz. it is so clear everyone from minnesota who has shared their experience, whether or not he has been the lgbtq community, talking about how he has put into laws in minnesota policies that see them, that protect them, whether or not it is black women who celebrate the fact that he signed into law the crown act protecting our ability to wear our hair as we see it, or so many young people who talk about their experience with him as a coach, as a teacher, as someone who was a compassionate educator that made sure as the caller just shared that there was food provided to young people who did not have it. that is the heart of what america is about, and i think what we are hearing and what we are seeing is that across the board governor walz, how he leads is the direction we want to take america in and also seeing his family last night, i was able to hug his son

backstage, and just to see the love that that family has and how he speaks so passionately about he and his wife journey with ivf and the importance of that to be able to bring into the world children and just sitting on the other side of those who want to take all of that away, i think there is a stark difference in what america needs and wants and what the other side is trying to bring. it is really great to hear someone, as i've heard so many from minnesota speak passionately about gov. walz, i think america is feeling the same way as well. host: arlene in fresno, california, independent line . caller: yes, good morning, i am an independent who normally leans towards the democratic ticket, and i wanted to say that i appreciate the sister for all she has done to unify black women behind this ticket, and also i want to say that kamala

harris is the personification of a check that needs to be cashed on the of black women. we have been the spine of the democratic party, and we need to understand that we need to get out to vote. voting for kamala is not just a vote for harris-walz. voting for kamala is also a vote for all black women in this thank you for taking my call -- for all black women in this country. thank you for taking michael. -- my call. host: that's arlene in company. --in california. guest: she is making me tear up. as i woke up this morning, i could only think of shirley chisholm, i could only think of fannie lou hamer, who 60 years ago the state went to the democratic national convention and she asked for credentials, she asked to be seated, and she was denied. and here we are 60 years later,

black women for the last 60 years and even before them have toiled, we have done the work, we have been there, we have been the backbone, but we've never been at the top of the ticket. and tonight we will all witness vice president kamala harris, a black woman who stands for all americans, accep the nomination as the leader of this party. it brings so much joy, and across the country -- i am tearing up because i think about my own grandmother, i think about so many nameless black women who are not in books who took their families to vote, who register their children in order to make this moment a reality, knowing that they would never see this day, that this day would actually be a reality. and so it is very emotional for us. so many americans, but particularly black women today,

because we are witnessing something that we know that so many fought for and made a reality for us, knowing that we would see the state.-- this day. it is something powerful, and hearing the caller say that this is truly the day that we are cashing a check that so many have put in deposits, and we are just honored today to be able to cash that check and to witness kamala harris bust through a ceiling and cement and everything else that was put on top of that glass ceiling to make it harder for a black woman to bust through, and we will witness it. what a time to be alive. host: callers, don't forget, our coverage on c-span, you can see the events of the convention including the acceptance speech tonight, and then 11:00 after the convention activities are over, you get a chance to

comment and make your thoughts known there as well new hampshire is next. wayne, republican line. caller: yes, i am calling because i'm not sure who i'm voting for, but i can't vote for a democrat again because we have gone close to four years with them and things are not going that great. i don't know why people want to make this election all about the color of someone's skin, because that doesn't matter. we have had a black president before. this shouldn't be about the color of somebody's skin. this should be about substance. kamala harris hasn't delivered on anything yet. host: ms. eaddy, what is your response? guest: wayne, i would disagree. vice president kamala harris has served this country. she has been an effective leader

from her leadership as a district attorney in the state of california in san francisco, as the attorney general of the state of california, as the u.s. senator representing the state of california, and as the vice president of the united states. she has been a governing partner to vice president biden, and she quite frankly has a number of policies that she has stood on, that she has been a champion of, whether or not helping to rebuild america's reputation with world leaders across the the entire globe, whether or not it has been the work she has championed around maternal health, whether or not the work she has done as a governing partner of the president to ensure we have an historic number of students with student debt relief, giving americans relief around student debt, opening up their ability to be first time homebuyers or to use those resources to further their economic freedom in this

country. she has done much in this country. this election is about all of those policies and those in -- and those principles. we cannot ignore the history, but we also have to understand that beyond what she represents, the history she represents, vice president kamala harris is a capable leader who has been proven in this country time and time and time again. it's important for us to recognize not only the history that we have, but also her dynamic record. we can't take that away from her. it is actually facts. we can ever take that away -- we can ever take that away from her. host: winwithbla >> on friday,ond trump is in arizona.

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