Keisha N. Blain, Huffington Post – During the last Presidential election cycle, black women had the highest voter turnout rate of all voters in the United States between ages 18 and 29.
According to the Center for American Progress, black women were instrumental to President Obama’s re-election, voting at a higher rate than any other racial, ethnic, or gender group. A recent poll conducted by Essence and the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) shows that black women are one of the strongest voting blocs in the country.
Despite their influence at the polls, black women’s concerns are undervalued in contemporary political campaigns. While some presidential candidates have gone to great lengths to court black voters, few have been vocal about black women’s vulnerability to state-sanctioned violence. Read the full story here.
