former president Donald Trump taking center stage at the National Association of black journalists in Chicago at times combative and lashing out at one point even claiming to be the best president for black people since Abraham Lincoln and even suggesting vice president Kamala Harris used her race to help her get elected claiming she happened to turn black that she had in the past only promoted her Indian Heritage and slamming one of the moderators as disgraceful when she asked why black voter should trust him with another turn meanwhile here in New Jersey black women are mobilizing in record numbers making sure commala Harris is the only face they see as president for the next four years senior correspondent Brenda Flanagan reports some 15,000 supporters at a rally in Atlanta roared their approval as Kamala Harris challenged rival Donald Trump to debate and chided him for slinging insults like so now we have a new victim to defeat lion Camala Harris lion ly i n apostrophe if you got something to say say it to my face KLA knows how to push back in a classy way Jersey activist Janine Laro does regular podcasts she calls them Rants and says the comma Harris candidacies generated a blaze of energy a determination to get out the vote and elect a woman of color to the Oval Office it's something she's dreamed of since her largely segregated childhood down in the southern part of the state Salem County black people we couldn't even watch the movie uh downstairs in the air conditioned part we had to go upstairs in the balcony in a broken down area she says the Harris campaign's electrifying folks are lining up to volunteer she's planning several fundraisers at 74 years old I have never seen anything like this and in the last 8 to 10 days it's coming to fruition with white women bamla black women Latina Asian white dudes for kamla I am so excited I mean people say oh this is almost like Obama no this is Obama on steroids I've been waking up for the past few mornings on fire excited ready to mobilize ready to organize Chanel McLoud runs project ready plans to rally at least 50,000 voters in New Jersey and neighboring Pennsylvania she says it's not just about shattering the glass ceiling which of course matters it's also about issues I believe black women want to see the wealth Gap close that's first and foremost we want opportunities to be able to rise to the occasion and provide for our families accordingly the second thing is we want to see quality education and she says black women in particular want medical professionals to prioritize their health and wellness especially in a post row America some 44,000 participated in the online win with black women meeting that raised $1.5 million Rachel Green was on that call she envisions a cultural transformation once we Elevate kamla Harris to presidency of this United States it it's going to be a completely different country in regards to allowing all of us now to move forward green and official Harris delegate she'll be at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month she hopes to raise battalions of volunteers a ground game for Harris we got to organize that ground game has to be fierce we need to make sure folks are registered to vote they need to know what the process is they need to know their options to vote we've been waiting for that moment to say how can we help on a greater scale and this is that moment and it should be inclusive and not attack for diversity equity and inclusion she's been out there in the Forefront uh on these issues assembly woman shyv sump to chairs Jersey legislative Black Caucus and says Harris supporters do expect push back she'll face serious questions over her stance on immigration and the southern border the war on Gaza and her record as California C's attorney general while in some instances uh she's shown up as a reformer there are many other instances where she's acted as tough on crime right uh a Top Cop if you will and um in this election all of that is going to be on the table and activist Raquel Roman's Henry warns while they wholeheartedly support Harris I think it would be a mistake for the Democratic party to assume that black women or black people have written this candidacy a blank check she says it's a mistake the parties made before this time they're keeping the receipts and they'll come due I'm Brenda Flanagan andj Spotlight news