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How Black Women in Hollywood Are Leading the Charge for Kamala Harris

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Jenifer Lewis is a longtime advocate for Democratic causes and candidates.

She's known as "the mother of Black Hollywood " for the dozens of maternal roles she's played over the decades in films like What's Love Got to Do With It and Poetic Justice .

Beyonce gave the Harris campaign permission to use her 2016 song " Freedom " in the Vice President's first campaign ad.

Hollywood stars say they're not afraid to speak publicly about politics.

Danielle Brooks : "We can't just be silent, because that might give permission to those that value our opinions to do the same" Loni Love , Courtney A. Kemp and Gina Prince-Bythewood say Hollywood 's power lies in people listening to what we have to say.

Black women in Hollywood have been fiercely vocal about VP Harris ' campaign since its inception.

In the last two weeks , there have been identity-based Zoom meetings and online campaigns organized by and for Black men, white women, Black queer men, South Asian women, Swifties , Deadheads, and more.