Weeks before the 2024 Election, Team Harris-Walz hosted a Black Male Town in Atlanta. Held at Atlantucky Brewery, “Brothers and Brews” featured Jermaine Dupri, Isaac Hayes III, Armani White, Atlanta Public School Board Member Shivy Brooks, North Fulton County Democrats Chair Dontaye Carter, and Ryan Wilson of The Gathering Spot.  The event provided Black men the opportunity to share thoughts on the upcoming election and the best way to mobilize voters.  Brooks shared why it’s important for Black men to hold each other accountable ahead of Election Day.  “We have to hold each other accountable to activate,” he said. “Because there are many of us who know a young brother out there who’s gonna say, ‘Voting doesn’t matter, my vote doesn’t count.’ Not cognizant of the fact that if their vote didn’t matter, that they wouldn’t spend the millions and millions of dollars that they do to make sure that you don’t vote. There is an importance that we are intentional about calling each other in making sure that everyone has a plan, make sure that we get folks to early vote. But that’s the most important part, because we know what it is. Voter suppression is a real thing,  specifically in Georgia. We have to make sure we’re amplifying where those early voting locations are on the long term. And this is being honest with my brothers in the room. It’s time for us to sit down and have a real conversation about a Black man plan. See my brother Chris, Bruce in the building. We coined that term last week, right? But it’s time for us to start a Black man plan. We have to have a conversation about what are the top five things Black men need. We can’t have a long, exhaustive grocery list of things. We need to have some very specific, targeted things that will benefit us, and we have to have some political maturity about us.” Hayes spoke about the clear differences between Harris and Donald Trump.  “I’ve often said that if you really look at both sides, we can have conservative and liberal views,” Hayes said. “In mind, on the other side, buried within the party, is a white supremacist view. This vote is a defense against white supremacists you’re fighting to stop. You can also vote in your midterms or in your city to get agendas passed on your behalf. Anybody read Project 2025? Understand they want to take away the Department of Education. They want to get rid of words like ‘DEI and affirmative action.’ They are really just trying to stop the progression of other people in this country… Kamala Harris is the most qualified candidate for president I’ve ever seen.” Jermaine Dupri discussed how Harris’ rise to becoming President would be similar to Atlanta’s rise in becoming a successful city with Black leadership, started by Mayor Maynard Jackson in the 1970s.  “If you’re not from here and you just came here, you may not know about Maynard Jackson,” Dupri said. “I’ve seen his vote count. I’ve seen him win two times and turn this city into a global city.  And since then, we’ve had a Black mayor in Atlanta. I’m telling you, if you live in this city and you love the way this city moves, it’s no way possible you should be voting for the other side.” The post Team Harris-Walz Hosts Black Male Townhall In Atlanta With Jermaine Dupri, Isaac Hayes III, And More appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.