Archive for December 2017
What Black Women Running For Office Are Up Against
“African-American women are the backbone of the Democratic Party,” an ecstatic Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, said not once, but twice on a press call Wednesday. Perez was stating the undeniable after 98 percent of black women voted for Doug Jones in Tuesday’s special election, overcoming systemic barriers to make Jones the…
Read MoreBLACK WOMEN ‘SAVED AMERICA’ FROM ROY MOORE—NOW VOTE THEM INTO OFFICE, SAY POLITICAL ACTIVISTS
After 98 percent of black women voted to deliver Democratic candidate Doug Jones a near-impossible victory in Tuesday night’s Alabama Senate election, the hashtag #ThankBlackWomen began trending on Twitter. It called on Americans to voice their appreciation for the voting bloc that prevented another accused sexual predator from winning office. Read More Here…
Read MoreBlack Women Kept Roy Moore Out of Office. Here’s How to Actually Thank Them.
Late on Tuesday night, America was once again reminded of the power of Black women. Thanks in large part to overwhelmingly high turnout among Black voters and Black women in particular, Alabama managed to elect a pro-choice Democrat in the Bible Belt, tighten up the U.S. Senate’s progressive alliance, and keep an accused child molester…
Read MoreBlack Women Played A Big Part In Doug Jones’ Surprise Victory In Alabama
WASHINGTON ― Increased turnout among black voters ― particularly black women ― fueled Democrat Doug Jones’ stunning victory in Alabama’s Senate special election on Tuesday, demonstrating how crucial they are to the party’s base. According to exit polls, an astounding 98 percent of black women who cast ballots voted for Jones (as did 93 percent…
Read MoreDoug Jones May Have Won, But White Women Lost in Alabama Last Night
Last night, former federal prosecutor Doug Jones pulled off a long-shot victory over multiply accused child molester Roy Moore in the special election for Jeff Sessions’s vacant Alabama Senate seat, effectively restoring many Americans’ faith in humanity. But while Jones won big, white women definitively lost the night, as CNN exit polls revealed that a…
Read MoreMeToo hijacked black women’s work on race and gender equality
In 1975, a payroll clerk at the US Environmental Protection Agency named Paulette Barnes sued the agency when she was fired for refusing a boss’s advances. A year later, a former US Justice Department employee named Diane Williams filed a claim against her ex-employers for the same reason. They won their cases, paving the way for the Supreme Court’s unanimous…
Read MoreWhat happens when I try to talk race with white people
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Read MoreUnbought and Unbossed, Shirley Chisholm Stands as a Timely Lesson on Claiming a Seat at the Table
Shirley Chisholm, who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress and the first Black candidate to seek a major party nomination for president, once advised “if they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Chisholm’s guidance feels particularly salient today, partly because this would be the former…
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