On this edition of Your Call, we continue discussing this political moment with Black women activists.
The 19th's Errin Haines reports that the majority of the crowds resisting Trump on the streets have been overwhelmingly White, not the typical makeup of other recent protest movements. Many of the Black women who have been among the leaders of such movements in the past decade, were noticeably — and intentionally — absent.
The Black women she's interviewed say they are being strategic about what their resistance looks like, preparing for a long fight ahead, and rejecting narratives that suggest their lack of visibility in this moment translates into inaction.
We'll speak with Black women activists about this political moment, why they think 77.3 million people voted for Trump, and how they're resisting his second term.
Guests:
Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Judith Browne Dianis, executive director of the Advancement Project
Adrianne Shropshire, executive director of BlackPAC and the affiliated nonpartisan Black Progressive Action Coalition
Resources:
The 19th: We don’t have an option not to fight’: How Black women are resisting now
The 19th: Older women front and center in ‘No Kings’ pro-democracy movement
Ebony: House-Passed Tax Legislation on Track to Hit Black Women Where it Hurts
Slate: Protests against Donald Trump: I know why Black women are sitting this round out
The New York Times: How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of America’s Past
ProPublica: Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”
