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Kamala Harris provides needed excitement, but Colorado political activist says ‘there’s still work to do.’

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Bianka Emerson, the president of Colorado Black Women for Political Action, at CPR News studios on July 26, 2024.
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Bianka Emerson is the president of Colorado Black Women for Political Action.

Bianka Emerson says President Joe Biden's decision to not seek a second term and endorsing vice president Kamala Harris to replace him, has energized a moribund Democratic campaign. Emerson, president of Colorado Black Women for Political Action, participated in a recent conference call that featured more than 40,000 women and raised more than $1 million. Emerson spoke of the challenges Harris -- and Black women as a whole -- are facing in the upcoming election.