The date was Sunday, July 21, 2024, when President Joe Biden announced he would discontinue his run for reelection. Here is where we can all see what a difference a day makes. A Black woman, Vice President Kamala Harris, is now the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, and politics in America have been in a whirlwind. Now, with fewer than 100 days until the general election, this boils down to power among Black women.
I’m happy to be in the number available. The way we will win this presidential election in November is for each and every one of us to do all we can, and we must work hard to get the word out, especially to young people.
We know that with the right leadership in these United States, there will be change. Let’s work to help our first Black female president get elected. Let us continue to talk about the accomplishments of Vice President Kamala Harris, who has been working in the field for nearly four years. She has been elected as a California state attorney, was a prosecutor, and was elected as U.S. senator.
This week there were 22,000 women on the Zoom call with the group Win With Black Women, as they were organizing to win. When each of us believes in donating to this campaign, we all win! One week ago, 17,344 individual donations were made by women who gave from $5 to $25,000 each, through this group.
Star Jones, the finance chair of Win With Black Women, has set a new campaign goal for the Harris campaign for this week to raise $4.7 million in the next seven days to make Harris the 47th president. Anyone who would like to become a fundraiser should contact Star. Individuals can give up to $6,600.
Win With Black Women are business leaders, political strategists, student leaders, faith leaders, tech leaders, labor leaders, pioneers in sports, music and entertainment, movement leaders, and beyond. We come together within our personal capacities to stand united in support of Black women.
The group talked about how a police officer fatally shot yet another Black woman. Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old mother of two, was shot in her home last month, and Deputy Sean Grayson is charged with murdering her. We are asking, how long, Dear Lord!
Win With Black Women is motivated by our collective concern with the narrative and treatment of Black women within the current political cycle. We believe that no matter your political affiliation, you should have been outraged by the treatment of Black women in that process.
Founded by business executive, social impact strategist, and investor Jotaka Eaddy, the group first gathered on a Zoom call in August 2020, and 90 women gathered that night after an urgent email calling for action. Since then, this group has grown to more than 4,000 women. They have been meeting virtually nearly every Sunday thereafter. They made clear then and demonstrated that the pathway to the White House and unifying our nation is to #WinWithBlackWomen.
Lyndia Grant is a speaker/writer living in the D.C. area. Her radio show, “Think on These Things,” airs Fridays at 6 p.m. on 1340 AM (WYCB), a Radio One station. To reach Grant, visit her website, www.lyndiagrant.com, email lyndiagrantshowdc@gmail.com or call 240-602-6295. Follow her on Twitter @LyndiaGrant and on Facebook.