'In 2018, over 50 years later, Black women ran for elected offices at all levels of government because they too were 'sick and tired of being sick and tired'.”
she could not let another family experience the anguish that she and so many others had because of senseless gun violenceAyanna Pressley stated at a rally to oppose Brett Kavanuagh’s Supreme Court confirmation: “I have been asked not to come off as outraged or angry for fear of being labeled as an angry black woman. Well, I am angry and I am outraged because this is outrageous.
These women, and other women running in 2018, demanded that the electorate rethink what they value in elected leaders. They also forced voters to think about the positive impact of having a less homogenous pool of candidates and leaders on the issues raised and decisions made in the halls of power. They challenged voters tobring the voices that they represented to decision making tables. It was as if they dared voters to maintain the status quo.
Despite many voters being up for that challenge, the obstacles and barriers that women and particularly Black women, faced in 2018 were too much to overcome for the majority who ran. Intersectional biases that women candidates face due to race and gender are pervasive. Research has shown that women in general have to work harder to prove their viability. For Black women, this is nothing new.“You have to be twice as good to get half of what they have.
That is a mantra that has been instilled into Black children by Black parents for generations: because of that reality, Black women candidates, more times than not, have stepped forward well-credentialed, with more leadership experience than their male colleagues only to have their capabilities questioned simply because they do not fit the white, male norm.
Party gatekeepers continue to be a substantial hurdle for women. The CAWP report notes that “from candidate recruitment and endorsements to strategic and financial support, parties can significantly affect candidates’ likelihood of electoral success.” Of the non-incumbent Black women who ran for Congress in 2018,
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