VP Harris Sounds the Alarm – '109 Days' Remain Before Midterms

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VP Harris Sounds the Alarm – '109 Days' Remain Before Midterms

Vice President Kamala Harris recently took center stage at the National Urban League (NUL) Conference, held at the Walter Washington Convention Center in Northwest to address several hundred ardent supporters of the league on issues of tantamount importance to the Black community.

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