Odaily Planet Daily News: U.S. Vice President Harris is stepping up her outreach to black male voters, promising to provide channels for economic security. Meanwhile, polls show that Trump is gaining support from black voters. Harris proposed a new plan on Monday to provide loans to black entrepreneurs and others who face barriers to financing. According to Harris' campaign outline for black male voters, the plan will provide 1 million loans, with up to $20,000 forgiven. Harris also promised to support a cryptocurrency regulatory framework to provide more investment certainty for the 20% of black Americans who own or have owned digital assets. She said she would work with Congress to legalize recreational marijuana and ensure that black men can start businesses and find jobs in the booming marijuana industry. (New York Times) A Siena College poll released on October 12 showed that about 15% of black voters said they planned to vote for Trump in this election, up 6 percentage points from 2020. Harris' support among black voters is higher than President Biden's support before he withdrew from the campaign in July. Still, the narrow margin with Trump has Democrats worried that losing even a small portion of the black vote could be a fatal blow to Harris' campaign. [Bloomberg]