“Black women vow to be a powerful voting force again this year”
“they aren’t looking to the political candidates for inspiration. In interviews, they said the motivation to head to the ballot box will come from the energy generated by efforts to confront racism and other forms of economic and social inequality. The Black Lives Matter movement (which was launched by women), the campaign for higher wages in low-paying industries dominated by women of color and various online spaces in which women are sharing information and opinions all feature black women organizing, motivating and fighting to retain their political influence…
It would be really easy to say black people are sick and tired of their government, but what I actually think we’re seeing is a multi-dimensional approach of having meaningful conversations about race that will happen at the ballot box, too.””
