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Welcome to Season 8 of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast! In the season premiere, A’shanti sits down with Laphonza Butler, President of EMILY’s List. As the first Black woman to lead the organization, Laphonza discusses how she wakes up every day filled with the mission of EMILY’s List: to elect more pro-choice Democratic […]
The Brown Girls Guide to Politics is proud to partner with the State Innovation Exchange’s (SiX) Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council and Democracy Project to bring you a spotlight on women of color state legislators who are navigating the unprecedented influx of racist, anti-democratic, anti-abortion, and anti-transgender legislation being introduced across the country. As we await […]
The Brown Girls Guide to Politics podcast is back for its eighth season! The BGG host and founder, A’shanti Gholar, spotlights women of color who are blazing trails in politics like Laphonza Butler, the new president of EMILY’s List, and Michelle Wu, the first woman of color to serve as mayor of Boston. We’ll hear […]
WLE is the place for leadership development for self-identifying women and nonbinary people within the New American Majority. This means people from a wide range of identities, backgrounds, experiences, and geographic regions of the country. WLE is a brave space where self-identifying women and nonbinary people come to not only hone their skills, but build […]
The Brown Girls Guide to Politics is proud to partner with the State Innovation Exchange’s (SiX) Reproductive Freedom Leadership Council and Democracy Project to bring you a spotlight on six women of color state legislators who navigated the unprecedented influx of racist, anti-democratic, anti-abortion, and anti-transgender legislation introduced this year. Today, we are spotlighting Maryland […]
“The best protection any woman can have is courage.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton Join us to celebrate international women’s day. We are delighted to reflect on this day as future leaders and change-makers. Every woman’s achievement gives inspiration to another.
Be bold, be courageous, be your best’’ Thank you to every one of my friends, family, and teachers who have helped me get to where I am now. It is a privilege to be here with you on such a special occasion. I want to start out by saying thank you to all my friends, […]
I grew up around guns. As a poor family living in rural South Carolina, my uncles were expert hunters. The extensive firearm training they underwent during their years in the Army and Navy ensured that we always had dinner on the table. They taught me and my sisters to be confident and responsible when handling […]
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A bill that allows pregnant women who have been convicted of a crime to finish their pregnancy in their communities and homes may, to some people, seem as though it is a “soft on crime” policy. However, the reality is that the women, families, and the government have a lot to gain from implementing this […]