Over 1,400 Black Women Leaders Unite To Keep Biden on the Ballot

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President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington, July 11, 2024. Biden now is weighing whether to bow to the mounting pressure to exit the presidential race. His decision will be based not just on this fraught moment but on his long history in public life and the extraordinary personal, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Over 1,400 Black women leaders and allies, led by Black Voters Matter co-founders LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright, along with National Legal Director April England Albright, have signed a petition firmly supporting President Biden’s re-election. The action comes in response to internal Democratic party pressure for Biden to step aside.

The petition emphasizes the Biden-Harris administration’s legislative achievements and the importance of unity within the party. The letter states, “We reject all efforts to disregard this fact or to circumvent the will of millions of voters who participated in the democratic process.”

Supporters of Black Voters Matter gather at a polling site at the Graham Civic Center in Graham, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

It criticizes attempts to undermine Biden based on debate performance and unreliable polls, calling such dissent unproductive and urging it to cease immediately.

Highlighting the pivotal role of Black women in securing Democratic victories, the petition notes that when Black women vote in record numbers, Democrats win the White House.


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