via BlackAmericaWeb:
More than 500 African-American women across America are running for public offices in 2018, perhaps the largest number of Black women ever to compete for elected positions in one year.
Black women – Democrats and Republicans, incumbents and neophytes – are vying for federal, state and local seats from coast to coast.
For years, African-American women have been underrepresented in politics and this unprecedented number of black female candidates is an inspirational addition to the 2018 political scene.
A new database, Black Women In Politics, lists 507 known black female candidates running for elected positions this year. https://blackwomeninpolitics.com
Here are just a few examples of the 2018 movement for black female political empowerment: Stacey Adams is running for Governor of Georgia and hoping to become the first African-American female governor in the country. Mina Davis is seeking a seat in the Nebraska state legislature.
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