The importance of role models:

“You know that the statistics are: If a Black child has a Black teacher, by the end of third grade they’re like 13 percent more likely, more likely to go to college,” Harris said. “If they have had two Black teachers by third grade, something like 30 percent more likely.”

And if they have a black President, they realize anything is possible.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/27/harris-launches-full-court-press-for-black-and-latino-voters-in-philadelphia-00185758