Archive for April 2018

Hillary Clinton In Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — Hillary Clinton returned home to Chicago Thursday. She was in town to join a campaign of a different kind: recruiting black women for public office. “Today black women are not only the base of the Democratic party, you are essential to our democracy,” says Clinton. “Everyone who ran, everyone who is running right…

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BLACK WOMEN CANDIDATES RUNNING IN 2018 FACE MORE OBSTACLES, POLITICAL EXPERTS SAY

Just months ago, Democrats thanked black women for voting in high numbers to block accused sexual predator Roy Moore from winning an Alabama Senate seat. But now, black women running for the first time in 2018 say they’re facing systematic obstacles endemic to a political system that wasn’t built for them. As many of these women enter competitive…

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Illinois Primary Election Results Show It’s Still Hard for Women to Compete

The Ida B. Wells Legacy Committee is one of the few political action committees dedicated to developing and supporting progressive African-American women candidates in Illinois. “After carrying everyone else on our backs, it’s time for us to carry each other,” states Delmarie Cobb, founder of Ida’s Legacy. This past election, Ida’s Legacy endorsed five women…

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Hillary Rodham Clinton to keynote Ida’s Legacy Fundraiser Luncheon

Ida’s Legacy is the only PAC in Illinois to focus on Progressive African-American Women Candidates The Ida B. Wells Legacy Committee is pleased to announce the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the political action committee’s first luncheon fundraiser, Thursday, April 12, 2018 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago, 301 E. North…

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