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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 […]
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 […]
Read the report at: https://www.higherheightsleadershipfund.org/report/reach-higher-black-women-in-american-politics-2021/?emci=50ddb995-7034-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&emdi=2f6a7a1c-c634-ec11-9820-c896653b26c8&ceid=2812784 From Higher Heights and The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP): Black women are a powerful force in the American political system, and their political power continues to grow and garner recognition for the force it is. The 2020 election marked a major milestone in Black women’s political leadership. […]
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 Texas […]