The Story of Elect Black Women

Founded in 2020

It’s past time we address the violence, trauma, and inequities present in the everyday lives of Americans -- in education, housing, funding and policing. We need to work on electing new leaders who understand the systemic roots of these injustices.

Right now, there is an army of qualified, capable, powerful Black women candidates ready to to serve at every level of leadership and bring about a new time in our countries history of racial, social and economic justice. But we're just getting started -- and we need to build the funds to support their races.

With your help, we'll FUND women's campaigns against anti-Black, pro-suppression agendas.

I’m asking you to join me and the thousands of people who are fighting on the front lines to change our political landscape by donating to become a Member of Elect Black Women today.

Thank you for joining us as we make history by ending the systemic barriers keeping capable women from power.

Yours in service,

Ruby Powell-Dennis

R.M. Powell-Dennis

Aug 24, 2020
1 min

We still have work to do

Simply put, black women as a voting bloc, are posed and stepping into leadership roles, at every level of public service, and we are an expansion of the support available to black women candidates, by black women in electoral politics. Period. We must fundraise and create learning opportunities, year round, and not just during a presidential election year. We must expand our imagination to include visual of black women in public office and invest in long shot candidates, can

9 views0 comments

Finding support and help: why supporting black women running for office makes a difference

R.M. Powell-Dennis

Aug 24, 2020
1 min

Finding support and help: why supporting black women running for office makes a difference

As of October 21, 2019, 317 Black women serve as state legislators nationwide, including 243 Black women members of state houses and 74 Black women members of state senates. Fewer than 1% of Black women state legislators are Republicans. Black women are 4.3% of all state legislators and 14.9% of all women state legislators nationwide. They are 4.5% of members of state houses and 15% of women in state houses; 3.8% of state senators and 14.5% of women state senators; and 9.1% o

8 views0 comments