Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party. Harris moved them forward
An Independent article argues that Black women, the Democratic Party's most consistent organizing force for 60 years since Fannie Lou Hamer's 1964 convention speech, have been relegated to the background while rising now, with Kamala Harris's 2024 DNC keynote marking their move to the forefront. It cites primetime addresses by Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks, quotes from Laphonza Butler and A'shanti Gholar, and Donald Trump's blasting of Harris's sorority.
