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Historical 'twin pillars' of US Black communities partner to boost vote
Linda Chapman of Waterbury, Connecticut, left, a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., talks with US Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., at a Souls to the Polls voting rally at Grace Baptist Church, October 26 in Waterbury. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris shifted from vice presidential candidate to presidential nominee, 44,000 of her supporters dialed into a call dubbed Win With Black Women that quickly became something of a sorority rally.
“Folks were shouting out their Greek letter organizations,” recalled Tamura Lomax, associate professor of religious studies at Michigan State University and a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
The call also opened and ended with prayer.
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