Black Church Leaders To Grill Democrats At Millennial Conference

ATLANTA — Several leading Democrat presidential candidates will be in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday to appear at a black millennials conference. The event is being hosted by the Black Church PAC and the Young Leaders Conference on August 16 and 17 candidates’ forum. The candidate interviews, which organizers say will occur before an audience of 5,000 black millennials, will gauge the candidates’ plans for engaging and communicating with black churchgoers and discuss issues such as gun violence, mass incarceration, immigration and other key issues.

At least five 2020 presidential candidates, including U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (D-VT), and Corey Booker (D-NJ), former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro and South Bend, and Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg will appear. They will join Rev. Leah Daughtry and Pastor Michael McBride, co-founders of The Black Church PAC.

The event will be held at the Georgia International Convention Center.

“The black church is a legacy institution for the black community,” said McBride. “We believe every serious presidential candidate must communicate to our communities a vision for the future that ends the unjust policies which lead to racism, gun violence, mass incarceration, and economic inequality. We are excited to host these candidates before an audience of prospective voters ahead of the 2020 elections.”

“We’ve never had this many presidential candidates running for President,” said Daughtry. “We believe a series of conversations with presidential candidates before black church audiences is critical. This level of dialogue will allow our communities to hear directly from candidates their vision for the future. The Black Church PAC was created as a vehicle to harness the political power of Black Churches across our many differences.”