Kamala Harris Was Joined By These MVPs To Win The Election
It is official: Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. And in a history-making glass ceiling-breaking win, we have both our first woman and first woman of color serving as our Vice President: Kamala Harris. This election has been one of the longest and most stressful ones in history which made this victory so much sweeter. Well, that, and Black women. At this point, there should be no doubt that Black women are the secret sauce but just in case you need a reminder you can use this election as an example.
Kamala is multi-racial and proud of every single part of her South Asian and Jamaican heritage. During her remarks following her win on Saturday night (November 7), the Vice President-elect shared her adoration of her mother who came here from India at 19 years old to pursue a better life. Kamala noted that women are often the people who pave the way when it comes to making the change they want to see in the world. She explained:
"She believed so deeply in an America where a moment like this is possible, and so I am thinking about her and about the generations of women, Black women, Asian, white, Latina, Native-American women, who throughout our nation's history, who paved the way to tonight, women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality and liberty and justice for all. Including the Black women who are often, too often overlooked but so often proved they are the backbone of our democracy."
This Howard University Alum definitely proved to be her ancestors' wildest dreams and later on became the first Black woman to be elected as California Attorney General, holding office from 2011 until 2017, when she was elected to the Senate. Sis is not new to this, she is true to this. She continued:
"But I tell you now, Black women are showing that Black women lead, and we'll never go back to the days where candidates only knew our value in terms of helping them get elected. Now they will see how we govern from the White House."
The blood, sweat, and tears of Black women who know the pain of being suppressed, underestimated, and treated unfairly acted as the flame bringing this victory boiling to a tipping point. However, our forever FLOTUS Michelle Obama wants us to understand that we must keep up this momentum and fire because tens of millions voted for hate and lies:
"We've also got to recognize that the path to progress will always be uphill. We'll always have to scrape and crawl up toward that mountaintop. And two years from now, four years from now, there will once again be no margin for error. We see now the reality that we can't take even the tiniest part of our democracy for granted. Every single vote must count — and every single one of us must vote. And as a country, we should be making it easier, not harder to cast a ballot."
We have to keep it pushing! Celebrate, relax, regroup, and then re-strategize.
Check out the collective of the real MVPs during the election:
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams turned her 2018 defeat into determination to do all that she could to prevent voter suppression in the state of Georgia. She partnered with many organizations in order to bring more than 800,000 new registered voters to the voting process and thus turned a state that is historically red, blue in this year's election. About 45 percent of those voters are under 30 years old and 49 percent are people of color.
Cori Bush
Cori Bush decided to make a pivot in her life after the death of Mike Brown, adding activist and protester to her repertoire alongside being a single mother, a nurse, and a pastor. As a result of her efforts, she has earned the opportunity to become the first black woman to represent Missouri in Congress after running for the third time.
Mondaire Jones & Ritchie Torres
Mondaire Jones was elected in New York's 15th congressional district in the Bronx and Ritchie Torres was elected in New York's 17th congressional district upstate. They are both the first openly gay Black men to do so, and Torres constitutes the first 'out' Afro-Latino elected to congress.
Maxine Waters
Reclaiming her time, time and time again, Maxine Waters won re-election to U.S. House in California's 43rd Congressional District. She is one of the highest-ranking African-American members in the White House and is seeking her 16th term in the House of Representatives.
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ItGirl 100 Honors Black Women Who Create Culture & Put On For Their Cities
As they say, create the change you want to see in this world, besties. That’s why xoNecole linked up with Hyundai for the inaugural ItGirl 100 List, a celebration of 100 Genzennial women who aren’t afraid to pull up their own seats to the table. Across regions and industries, these women embody the essence of discovering self-value through purpose, honey! They're fierce, they’re ultra-creative, and we know they make their cities proud.
VIEW THE FULL ITGIRL 100 LIST HERE.
Don’t forget to also check out the ItGirl Directory, featuring 50 Black-woman-owned marketing and branding agencies, photographers and videographers, publicists, and more.
THE ITGIRL MEMO
I. An ItGirl puts on for her city and masters her self-worth through purpose.
II. An ItGirl celebrates all the things that make her unique.
III. An ItGirl empowers others to become the best versions of themselves.
IV. An ItGirl leads by example, inspiring others through her actions and integrity.
V. An ItGirl paves the way for authenticity and diversity in all aspects of life.
VI. An ItGirl uses the power of her voice to advocate for positive change in the world.
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Tyler James Williams Explains Why His And Quinta Brunson 'Abbott Elementary' Characters Should Remain Friends
While Abbott Elementary fans are hoping that Janine and Gregory end up together, the show’s star has another take. Tyler James Williams plays Gregory on the Emmy award-winning sitcom, and he recently stopped by The Jennifer Hudson Show to share his point of view on his storyline with Janine, which Quinta Brunson plays.
“I hate to say it. I know that everybody’s always mad at me for this. I don’t necessarily want to see them together,” he revealed. “It’s partially an actor’s choice, but also somebody who, like, I read a lot of scripts all the time. I watch a lot of TV, a lot of film. I don’t think that we see displays of platonic love between two people often. I think it’s really easy to go right to they have feelings for each other, therefore they should be together. I like this dynamic of exploring withholding that and just actively loving each other where they are. That I like to see more.”
If you recall, they were co-workers who became friends but were secretly crushing on each other. They’ve had many awkward run-ins during and after school, like the unforgettable club scene where they were dancing nervously with each other in season one, and in season two, they finally kiss. However, it only made things even more awkward, and they decided to just be friends. Tyler further explained why he thinks it’s important to showcase that type of relationship on screen.
“I think it’s time for that. I think TV allows people to see things that could be their lives for the first time, and I think seeing a healthy friendship that is deeply caring about one another in a work atmosphere needs to be shown more than the relationship,” he concluded.
Abbott Elementary comes on every Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST on ABC.
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