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Harris for President Organizing calls 8/11 – 8/17

***SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH*** Win With Black Women @winwithblkwomen  ***MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH*** ***TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH*** ***WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH*** Women Wednesdays for Harris ***THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH*** Train Lovers for Harris/Walz ***SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH*** Here are ways to support The BGG! Sign up for updates here. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!  Don’t forget to listen to our podcasts […]

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The BGG Podcast: Is It All Peachy? A Case Study from Georgia

Thank you to our partners at Third Way for making this mini-season of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics possible. Third Way is a center-left think tank and the driving force for high-impact ideas and advocacy campaigns that can unite the vast American middle to build political power and deliver solutions.  Learn more about our […]

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RepresentWomen’s 2024 Gender Parity Index!

RepresentWomen announces their 2024 Gender Parity Index. In August 2013, RepresentWomen launched the Gender Parity Index (GPI) to track progress toward gender-balanced governance and identify opportunities to increase women’s political representation in the U.S. Each year, we assign all 50 states a Gender Parity Score, letter grade, and ranking based on their proximity to gender […]

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Press Letter: We Still Have Her Back

Women leaders to call for fair coverage of Vice President Kamala Harris. In this historic election, it’s critical that media doesn’t engage in racist or sexist tropes in their coverage. STAY INFORMED! Sign up for updates here. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! You can keep up to date with us on Facebook, X and Instagram too. […]

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Harris for President Organizing calls 8/4-8/10

Boricuas Con Kamala Harris National Organizing Call Cat Ladies for Kamala – Zoom Call for Action Business and Economic Leaders for Harris Seniors for Kamala – Third Act Win With The Black Church ***TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH*** Harris Supporters Against Gun Violence Latter-day Saints for Harris ***WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH*** AANHPI Men for Kamala Harris Women Wednesdays […]

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New Season Of The Podcast: Third parties & More

Excited to introduce our new mini season! We’ve teamed up with Third Way to bring you three new episodes as we approach the 2024 presidential election 🇺🇲 Many voters are dissatisfied with the two major parties and are considering third-party candidates. While a third-party candidate has never won, they’ve impacted election outcomes for decades. In […]

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Opinion Piece: The Kamala Harris I Know, and What It Could Mean for America

I know what it is like to live at a time when our leaders haven’t looked like me. They haven’t shared in my experiences. They haven’t known my fight. But I also know this is changing … faster than ever. As a young Black girl growing up in Nevada, one who preferred to watch C-SPAN […]

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Harris for President Organizing calls 7/28-8/2

Upcoming organizing calls for #HarrisForPresident:   Sunday: 7/28 Latinas for Harris https://tinyurl.com/2s2mnx3a   Native Women + Two Spirit for Harris! https://tinyurl.com/3sr9vjfj   Win With Black Men https://www.winwithblackmen.org/july2024conversation   Win With Black Women https://bit.ly/WWBWonevoiceonefight   Monday: 7/29 Women for Harris  https://events.democrats.org/event/653900/   White Dudes for Harris https://tinyurl.com/48tpf67z   Tuesday: 7/30 Caribbean-Americans for http://bit.ly/CAHarrisCall Filipino Americans for […]

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OPINION PIECE: America needs direct democracy more than ever — protect the ballot now By Chris Melody Fields Figueredo

OPINION PIECE: America needs direct democracy more than ever — protect the ballot now By Chris Melody Fields Figueredo top of page bottom of page

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Guest Post: On the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision, Black Women Still Remember! By Krystal Leaphart

Guest Post: On the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision, Black Women Still Remember! By Krystal Leaphart top of page bottom of page