I'm grateful for Marie Claire highlighting the need for more elected Black women. The benefits of Black women in leadership cannot be overstated: We create movements that move everyone, that help everyone, that save everyone. A thread
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As Black woman candidates, the pressure is multifarious: We need to run campaigns in an environment not designed for us. We need to grieve the loss of members of our community that could have been our sons, our brothers, or our fathers. (3/4)
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We need to rise to the moment, working twice as hard isn't good enough. We have to project ourselves in a manner that allows us to be both non-threatening and not erased. It’s an impossible tightrope act, but we do it because lives depend on it. (4/4)
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