The (DNC) kicks off today in Chicago with high-profile speakers set to take the stage at the McCormick Place Convention Center and the United Center. While politicians, delegates and campaign staff are often already familiar with the convention floor, this will be the first time the DNC has welcomed influencers and content creators as . Over 200 social media personalities received credentials for the convention, which runs through Aug.
22. Several are on their way to see Kamala Harris formally accept the party’s nomination for president and have an opportunity to create content with unprecedented access, but a select few have been invited to get onstage and give speeches. Here are some of the influencers set to speak at the convention: Immigrant rights Espina comments on a wide variety of topics on his page, from culture to sports to politics.
The son of immigrant parents, Espina lists in his that he is a law student and an immigrant rights activist. He will speak at the convention on Wednesday, according to the . Abortion access Foxx is an Arizona-based influencer who describes herself as a “Girl Fighting for Abortion in AZ.
” She’s worked in the reproductive rights industry since she was a teenager and was a member of Harris’s first presidential campaign. Foxx will be the first influencer to speak at the convention on Monday. Climate change, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights Calling herself a “Texan trying to make a difference” in her , Julianna is a 21-year-old from Houston who focuses her attention on climate change and reproductive rights.
Julianna gained a following from , a nonprofit that uses social media and content creators to make changes Gen Z wants to see. She will also speak on Wednesday. Home, lifestyle, immigration Noor is known as a designer, author and homemaker.
She is Muslim American and is scheduled to speak on Tuesday — which the DNC has themed “A Bold Vision for America’s Future.” Labor issues Russell is a self-proclaimed “Dirtbag Journalist” from West Virginia and often speaks on economics and class and labor issues. Russell is also the author of a newsletter that discusses class politics for “rednecks and hippies.
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