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Put More Black Women in Office
Given the last few years, it’s understandable to want to celebrate the very real win of having our first Black and South Asian and woman vice president take power and to feel gratitude for Black women in politics who have helped to make real change in this country. And yet, as Tee, Conscious Creative, writes in ZORA, it’s not enough to relegate Black women to support roles. “In honor of our newly elected Black and South Asian Vice President — do better and put Black women in Democratic leadership roles. Notice I didn’t say one role—we don’t need to be tokenized, meet a quota or serve as symbolic inclusion. Vote Black women into multiple roles.” She writes:
Black and South Asian women can rejoice in having Vice President Harris, but we lost all representation in the Senate. Her victory is a giant leap forward and the continuation of 4 decades with no Black women in congressional leadership.
We dishonor and insult the hard work of Black women in politics like Stacey Abrams, LaTosha Brown the many others who helped flip Georgia and the United States Senate — with predominately male candidates.
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