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The African American Policy Foundation (AAPF) is set to host on Tuesday night a necessary panel conversation that centers Black women in the wake of the 2024 general election and amplifies the perspective of those who disproportionately voted in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Entitled “Under the Blacklight: Views from the 92% Black Women Reflect on the 2024 Election and the Road Ahead,” AAPF’s panel features some of the foremost leaders in various Black-led fields, including iOne Digital’s own VP of Content, Kirsten West Savali.
The virtual event, which is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET, is being billed in part as a “conversation where Black women advocates, activists and analysts will offer their side of the story about the election and highlight the risks to our democracy of continuing to erase Black women and our experiences.”
Slated to be hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, Co-Founder and Executive Director of AAPF, the discussion is also set to include Barbara Arnwine, President & Founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition; Fran Phillips-Calhoun, Atlanta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta; Glynda Carr, President & CEO of Higher Heights; Karen Attiah, Columnist, The Washington Post; LaTosha Brown, Co-Founder, Black Voters Matter Fund; and Melanie Campbell, President & CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation.
“There is no fight that Black women have that, when we win, does not positively transform the world,” West Savali said in a statement. “Ninety-two percent is power. I’m honored to be in discussion with some of my teachers as we think through the best way forward.”
Those who are interested in attending the virtual panel discussion are required to register for the free event by clicking here.
Crenshaw has been blunt in her assessment of the 2024 election results and previously noted that “the pending open party domination of our government poses serious dangers to Black folks, immigrants, women, the LGBTQ community, and many more.”
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AAPF maintained a high profile during the 2024 political cycle, including most recently hosting a roundtable discussion about what was at stake on Election Day as part of its Race-Forward Messaging Project.
Supported by racial justice and democracy advocates, the AAPF’s goal for its Race-Forward Messaging Project remains to shift the narrative on how to engage voters, especially in communities of color. These ongoing conversations serve to challenge conventional campaign strategies by shifting focus from persuadable white voters to prioritizing the mobilization of “racial justice voters “ — those who are motivated by the fight for racial equity.
First established in 1996, the AAPF describes itself on its website as “an innovative think tank that connects academics, activists and policy-makers to promote efforts to dismantle structural inequality” and being “dedicated to advancing and expanding racial justice, gender equality, and the indivisibility of all human rights, both in the U.S. and internationally.”
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