black women in politics

Man, Black folks have really kept their foot on history’s neck, and I love to see it. In the latest bit of history…

One of President-elect Joe Biden’s early campaign promises was to build an administration that looks like America,…

As we watch history being made with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, we can’t help but uphold Rep. Shirley…

We may not know yet whether Kamala Harris will become the first Black (and Asian) woman elected vice president of…

When a group of racist agitators crashed Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes’ virtual listening session on Monday, the…

“We need to talk about the women,” said Lizzo in her first-ever Vogue cover story earlier this week. She was…

My Fellow Black Women,

We, as a people, love “firsts”—even when we recognize that they are long overdue. This week, many have been…

Can the White House be won back in November? There are admittedly obstacles to face in the next 88 days, but one…

The nation’s largest resource for women in politics is recognizing a rising force in the political world. On…

Later this summer, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden will announce his running mate—and it’s widely presumed…

Racial disparities in maternal care have been an issue for decades—and for decades, many politicians were content…

As Trump continued his whitewashing of America on Tuesday night’s State of the Union, many of the Democratic women…

As black folks throughout the world can attest, white people far too often have an extreme degree of difficulty…

For many news cycles now, Stacey Abrams has told us one thing: No, I don’t want the presidency, not now. But that…

It’s a word that trails women and people of color like a stray dog: “electability”—a word that’s become a catch-all…

“Why are you wearing all black?” I asked my friend, noticing her wearing a long sleeve black shirt, black jeans and…

Unita Blackwell, a veteran of the civil rights movement and winner of a MacArthur “genius” grant who was the first…

Activist icon Angela Davis and Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) spearheaded a rally Tuesday in…

On a sunny Saturday morning in one of Chicago’s trendiest neighborhoods (Fulton Market in the West Loop), passersby…