Last week, President Biden announced his nomination of Julie Su to be the next secretary of the Department of Labor. For women, and especially for women of color, this is a huge victory. Julie Su has spent her career fighting for equity and inclusion in the workforce. And she’s exactly what our country needs: someone who knows firsthand the impacts of sexism and racism on workers’ well-being and who has the expertise and qualifications to create a more just economy—for all workers. Her nomination was a victory; now we need Senate leaders to confirm her. Full Article Here

In 2018 and 2020, women of color—voters, organizers, and political strategists—were key to securing victories in purple states and ultimately flipping the Senate in favor of the Democrats. In 2022, they're poised to transfer their political capital into a shot at governance, with more women of color running for office than in any previous election. But despite what they've built, these candidates are also facing extraordinary hurdles, often without sufficient support from the Democratic Party.

A recent report showed that Black and Latina candidates have less cash on hand for federal races than their white counterparts. Ahead of the midterms this year, white women have on average over twice as much cash on hand as Black women running for federal office. Women of color also lag far behind their male counterparts. In Texas, attorney general candidate Rochelle Garza is running the most competitive statewide race in Texas, yet she remains in Beto O'Rourke's shadow. In his bid for Texas governor, O'Rourke has pulled in over $25 million in Q3 compared to Garza's $1.6 million. As O'Rourke joins celebrities like Harry Styles in the limelight, Garza is battling low name recognition—an issue too many women of color candidates face as a direct result of insufficient funding, resources, and support. Full Article Here

As voters prepare to head to the polls across the United States in November, Black women will once again be looked to as the first line of defense in staving off GOP overreach and countering policies that are not only unpopular but also violate our basic human rights. We did it in 2020, helping Democrats take the Senate and the White House while also electing a Black and South Asian woman as vice president for the first time.

But Black women aren’t just showing up to the polls. From state Attorney General Letitia James in New York to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Atlanta, Black women are taking on threats to our democracy and holding former President Donald Trump and his ilk accountable. Black women in the Democratic Party are showing America what accountability looks like — upholding the rule of law, fighting the forces that are dismantling our freedoms and rights, and leading by example as dedicated citizens by voting and encouraging others to do the same. Full Article Here

More than a century has passed since the ratification of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing white women’s voting rights in the United States. Our foremothers – Black, Asian American, Native and Latina – joined in the chorus of activism that led to the change in the Constitution to protect the full citizenship of all women, but Jim Crow and political violence kept and still keeps our full political power at bay.

Even today, the 19th Amendment doesn’t secure women of color’s voting rights in rural Georgia, or central Texas or southern Florida. Full Article Here