Black women put out a call to Black women and they responded. On Sunday, it was to the tune of 40,000 women who gathered on a Zoom call to show support and rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden said he would not run.
The call was moderated by one of the group’s conveners, Jyothika Edy, and they raised $1.5 million in just three hours. It featured speakers like Donna Brazile and Congresswomen Joyce Beatty, Jasmine Crockett, and Maxine Waters. Also in attendance: Actress and activist Jenifer Lewis, who broke out in song, Siobhan Arline Bradley, president of the National Congress of Negro Women, Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown, members of the Divine Nine, and many more.
The women did not only speak of the power of the moment but pushed back on the rhetoric from right-wing attacks against Harris. The group intends to hold more calls.
Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, a former president of Spelman College, urged those listening to push forward, stating, “Don’t you ever lose faith in Black women.”
Click play to listen to the report from AURN White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris. For more news, follow @E_N_McMorris & @aurnonline.
