Have you seen our new Virginia slate? Plus an update on the June 8 primary.

Women are continuing to have a tough time breaking through in the off-year Virginia gubernatorial primary.  Former Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy is the second-biggest fundraiser in the Democratic race, yet she trails former Gov. Terry McAuliffe $2.3 million to $8.5...

Did you see the redistricting news? 8 House women could be in trouble.

Last week’s census announcement has political punditry in overdrive over control of the US House in 2022—and despite better-than-expected numbers, things are not looking good for Democrats.  New analysis from the Cook Political Report predicts Republicans could gain as many as eight...

2021 special elections update:

You’ve probably heard by now, but we just wanted to make sure you knew the results from last weekend’s special election in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District.  Karen Carter Peterson—who would have been the first Black woman elected to Congress from...

A chance to put the first Black woman in Louisiana’s Congressional delegation

Karen Carter Peterson is 10 days away from possibly becoming the first Black woman to represent Louisiana in Congress.  And now, just as early voting gets under way, she’s facing a barrage of misleading attack ads faulting her for missing...

Two women fighting the white male political establishment in Virginia

Note: BHM: 2021 Governors is the last slate in our Black History Month series, but it definitely won’t be our last new slate featuring Black women. This cycle, promoting Black women candidates for all levels of elected office will be something we’re...

Important special election coming up March 20

On Election Day 2020 (or rather, Election Week 2020), Black women set a new record for representation in the House of Representatives by winning 24 seats, up from the previous record of 22.  Now, upcoming special elections can help us...

The Democratic women of Congress, who put country over party last week

The national conversation will be focused for a long time on what went wrong at the Capitol last week. Police who were unprepared, Congressional Republicans who lied, and the President who incited the riot all bear blame.  But we would...