Black women to the rescue, again!
This weekend, the nation was shook up when President Biden announced that he was rescinding his bid for presidential reelection. The news came unexpectedly and amid calls for Biden to step aside due to what seems to be ailing health challenges. A defining end and an affirmation of what many in the administration have said is Biden’s selfless and patriotic nature, he swiftly endorsed VP Kamala Harris as the presidential candidate to take his place.
“My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duty as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats – it’s time to come together and beat
Trump. Let’s do this!,” wrote President Biden.
Many flooded the President’s comments with praise, gratitude, and thanks for his service. VP Harris also gracefully accepted the endorsement, thanking Biden and promising to unite the party.
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement, and my intention is to earn and win this nomination…I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party – and unite our nation – to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda,” wrote VP Harris.
The think pieces began rolling in, and near minute-by-minute reports of what this meant for the impending election and what action the Democratic Party needed to take next were rolling out. But in the midst of the media frenzy, one organization called Win With Black Women broke through the noise and immediately began organizing.
Founded in 2020 by business executive, social impact strategist, and investor Jotaka Eaddy, they first gathered on a Zoom call to mobilize around the 2020 election, with 90 women gathering to strategize around the road to the White House. Since then, they’ve grown to an organization of more than 4,000, the “collective of intergenerational, intersectional Black women leaders throughout the nation,” meeting every Sunday.
This Sunday was no different, and after President Biden’s announcement to drop out of the race was made, the call was put out. This time, attendance ballooned, with more than 40,000 Black women organized on the call. An impressive feat, in just 3 hours, the group had raised more than $1.5 million as a show of support for VP Kamala Harris.
“We made history together tonight and raised over $1.5 million in just 3 hours! Have you given yet?,” the org posted after the historic accomplishment.
With grassroots organizing like this and the sheer will and determination of Black women, we know that despite America seemingly being in flux, we gon be alright!
To learn more about the work of Win With Black Women and to get involved, click here.
Cover photo: 40K Black Women Raised Over $1.5M For Kamala In Under 3 Hours / Photo Credit: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg