The 2020 Presidential election made history for many reasons:
- Around 160 million Americans voted, the highest turnout in history;
- Many women and people of color became their state’s “first” elected legislators; and
- For the first time in this nation’s history, a Black and Indian American WOMAN will be our vice president. (Hey, Kamala girl!)
But one of the biggest shocks was when analysts projected Georgia to go blue, making it the first time since 1992 that a democratic candidate won the state.
I was also surprised to hear this news, knowing Georgia’s red history—that is until I discovered the people behind it.
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to the real G.O.A.T., been supersheroes, definition of magic:
BLACK WOMEN.
Stacey Abrams. Nse Ufot. Helen Butler. Rebecca DeHart. Deborah Scott. Tamieka Atkins. And countless more black women and community organizers who have worked tirelessly to register new voters, end voter suppression, and empower black voters throughout Georgia. Abrams’ Fair Fight organization alone helped register 800,000 first-time voters since 2018. Come through Ms. Abrams!
I saw so many people in the media give Stacey Abrams and other black women their much deserved praise, and I am here not only to applaud with them but also to share a reminder.
Black women been faithful, been dependable, been hardworking, been supporters, been consistent.
Please don’t forget that Black women been magic . . .
. . . and you see can see our dust sprinkled anywhere you go.
Although Hilary Clinton didn’t win in 2016, you better believe the majority of black women voted for her.
Black women overwhelmed the vote in 2012 to get Obama reelected.
Our sistas have been at the forefront (and founding) of the Black Lives Matter movement, national protests, and rewriting the narrative around social justice.
And if you take a peak at history, you cannot help but see the multitudes of Black women innovating, leading, and advocating through every era and movement leading to the present day.
Of course Black women are behind Georgia’s historic shift; we ARE historic, after all.
So, to Sojourner . . . and Harriet . . .
To Mary Church Terrell, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, and Mary Ann Shadd Cary . . .
To sweet Ida and unapologetic Fannie . . .
To dear Coretta and Ms. Chisolm . . .
. . . Stacey Abrams and innumerable others.
Thank you, Black women, for always shining behind the scenes.