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No Democracy Without Black Women - Ms. Magazine


Why are there limitations to the growth of Black women in state legislatures?
Kamala Harris at a health care rally in 2017. (Wikimedia Commons)
This past November, we witnessed a historic moment in politics with the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, an Indian American and Black woman. This, coupled with the record number of Black women candidates and newly elected officials may mark the beginning of a shift. However, too many Americans believed that “we have overcome.” The victories shifted the conversation but unfortunately have not moved the needle enough on Black women’s representation in state legislatures.
In a recent report by State Innovation Exchange (SiX) and the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL Women), just 4.82 percent of state legislators are Black women (356 out of 7,383 legislators). This problem caused by the racialized patriarchy so entrenched in this country, of which the progressive movement is not immun ....

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