Archive for May 2018

Stacey Abrams Didn’t Play It Safe. Neither Do These Female Candidates.

The question went out late one night on a private message chain of insurgent female candidates for Congress: Do you really attack a fellow Democrat? “I feel like I’ve been pulling punches,” wrote Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is challenging a longtime Democratic incumbent, Joe Crowley of New York, in a primary. “Do you ever get any…

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BWLA Statement on Associate Judges List 2018

In recent years, confidence in the judiciary has been under attack for many reasons:  a lack of diversity, the promotion of connections over qualifications, and the selection of judiciary for superficial reasons.  Chief Judge Timothy Evans has made tremendous strides in supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives in the legal community.  The most recent 2018 short…

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Stacey Abrams breaks gender and race barriers in Georgia primary

Stacey Abrams has won the Democratic primary for governor of Georgia, raising the possibility that Ms Abrams – the first black woman to be the gubernatorial nominee for a major US party – could also become the country’s first female African-American governor. Read more on Irish Times

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Black Gubernatorial Candidates Face An Uphill Battle

There are currently no black governors anywhere in the country. In U.S. history, only two African-American men have ever been elected governor. But this year, about half a dozen are running, including in Maryland and Georgia. Read more on NPR

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Jimmy Fallon, Stacey Abrams inspire new 2020 presidential candidate

Stacey Abrams — who won Georgia’s Democratic nomination for governor — has already made history as the first black woman in the country to get the gubernatorial nod on a major party ticket. And if she beats her Republican rival, she’ll make history again as the first black, female governor in the country. Read more on USA…

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How EMILY’s List Lost Its Way

“I don’t regret it,” said then-Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores with tears in her eyes on the state assembly floor in 2013. Flores was speaking about her choice to have an abortion at age 16. How she didn’t want to experience the hardship of her “six other sisters,” who all “became pregnant in their teens.” Flores’ unapologetic recounting…

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Black women candidates feel slighted by Democrats

There are at least 43 Democratic black women running as challengers for U.S. House seats, but only one — Lauren Underwood of Illinois — has the backing of the national campaign organization. Why it matters: Black women are a powerful voting bloc for the Democratic Party as they work to capture the House and Senate. In…

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