"Simply not true": Harris denies record as prosecutor targeted Black men

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed claims that her work as a prosecutor in California led to the jailing of thousands of Black men for marijuana use during an interview with radio host Charlamagne Tha God in Detroit. Harris refuted the claims, stating that she was the most progressive prosecutor in California on marijuana cases and would not send people to jail for simple possession of weed. The Harris campaign is seeking to boost its support among Black men, as polling shows that former President Trump is making inroads with this demographic. Harris highlighted her commitment to the Black community, including her work as vice president and senator, and her proposals for an economic "opportunity agenda" for Black men. The agenda includes providing forgivable loans to Black entrepreneurs and increasing the child tax credit to $6,000 per child during the first year of a child's life. Harris also spoke about Black Americans' disproportionately reduced access to homeownership in the US. She vowed to work on decriminalizing marijuana if elected president. Harris is expected to win among Black men, but polls suggest that she may be short of hitting the numbers that past Democratic presidential candidates have won to propel them to the White House. Harris criticized Trump's vision of the country, saying that he is "about taking us backward" and agreed that his vision "is about fascism." Harris expressed confidence in her chances of winning, stating that "this is a margin of error race, it's tight" but "I'm gonna win."