*Vice President Kamala Harris will soon visit three HBCUs as part of her “Fight For Our Freedoms” college tour.
According to a statement from the White House, Harris “will embark on a month-long college tour throughout America to mobilize young people in the ongoing fight for fundamental freedoms and rights.”
“The Vice President’s flurry of “Fight for Our Freedoms College Tour” stops will focus on key issues that disproportionately impact young people across the country – from reproductive freedom and gun safety to climate action, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and book bans,” the statement continues.
The tour will include visits to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), as well as “Hispanic-serving institutions, community colleges, apprenticeship programs, and state schools,” per the statement.
“This generation is critical to the urgent issues that are at stake right now for our future,” said Vice President Harris.
As students return to school, I’m launching a nationwide Fight For Our Freedoms College Tour.
I’ll be back in states across America — from NC and GA to NV, AZ, VA, and beyond — to organize alongside the young people who are leading the fight for fundamental freedoms and rights.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) September 7, 2023
“It is young leaders throughout America who know what the solutions look like and are organizing in their communities to make them a reality. My message to students is clear: We are counting on you, we need you, you are everything,” Harris added.
The Vice President has already visited 11 college campuses this year after traveling to 14 schools in 2022, according to The White House.
The “Fight for Our Freedoms College Tour” will “highlight how the Biden-Harris Administration has delivered for young people, outline the work ahead to protect fundamental freedoms, and hear directly from students who are organizing on the frontlines of these fights,” per The White House’s statement.
During the tour, Harris will also urge attendees to register to vote.
Below are upcoming stops for the “Fight for Our Freedoms College Tour”:
- Hampton University in Hampton, VA on 9/14
- North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, NC on 9/15
- Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA on 9/26
- University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI
- College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, NV
- Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ
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