Naomi Bethune writes in The American Prospect that Black voters, and Black women especially, turned out in force in the 2026 election, propelling Democrats to wins despite the Trump administration's disenfranchisement efforts and post-Louisiana v. Callais gerrymandering in Southern states. The article credits Black women's grassroots organizing and coalition-building for historic wins like Keisha Lance Bottoms becoming the country's first Black female governor and Angie Nixon nearly beating Florida Senator Ashley Moody, while questioning whether the blue wave will address economic disparities hitting Black women hard.