By Edrea Davis – In an era where podcasts, short clips, and viral conversations shape public opinion and influence policy, a troubling reality is becoming impossible to ignore: too many voices are loud, but uninformed. Following a widely criticized and historically inaccurate exchange between Nick Cannon and Amber Rose, journalist Roland Martin did not simply […]
They Knew—But They Just Couldn’t Vote for the Black Woman in 2024
Voters saw Donald Trump’s record for years. The choice wasn’t about information—it was about something deeper. By Edrea Davis – They knew. They knew who Donald Trump was. They had seen it for years. They knew he was incompetent. They watched the mismanagement of the pandemic unfold in real time as science was dismissed, facts were […]
Greg Palast’s New Film, Vigilantes Inc.: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen, Sounds the Alarm: Voting Rights Under Siege—Prepare Like It’s 1968
Edrea Davis – Greg Palast’s film, Vigilantes Inc.: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen, exposes a coordinated, racially targeted assault on the fundamental right to vote—one that reshaped the 2024 election landscape and continues to threaten American democracy. Narrated by Rosario Dawson and executive produced by Martin Sheen and George DiCaprio, the documentary reveals how vigilante […]
Black Women Unite to Demand Legislative Action: GA Black Women’s Roundtable Presents Bold Agenda at Georgia Capitol
ATLANTA – Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable (GA BWR), a women’s initiative of the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda (People’s Agenda), convened over 200 Black women from diverse organizations and communities at the Georgia Capitol for BLACK WOMEN U3: UNITED. UNAPOLOGETIC. UNSTOPPABLE, an event focused on leveraging their collective power to shape the legislative agenda […]
Media Must Stop Distorting the Narrative: Black Women Are Stepping Back Because of America’s Endorsement of Racism and Misogyny, Not Minority Support for Trump
By Edrea Davis – Kenya Hunter of the Associated Press wrote a compelling article about Black women reassessing their role as the backbone of American democracy and their contributions to political and social movements following Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory. After witnessing Trump secure the popular vote and presidency despite holding rallies with racist insults, […]
Black Women Leaders and Allies Standing Firmly and Resolutely for President Joseph Biden’s Presidential Nomination
July 12, 2024 A group of over 1,300 influential Black women leaders sent the following letter to Democratic Party leadership: Dear Democratic Party Leadership, We, the undersigned black women leaders and allies, are writing to share our deep concern and dismay at the lack of unity being displayed by some of our elected democrats and […]
Be Like Fani Willis
The Gantt Report, By Lucius Gantt – I don’t know Fulton County DA Fani Willis, but I love her. She is the standard of excellence for Black elected officials. I opine about politicians. I write about them in The Gantt Report more times than my readers want me to. However, Fani Willis is not your […]
Power of the Ballot Debate Watch Party and Comedy Show Set Off GOTV Mobilization Efforts with Celebrity Talents BPhlat, Erin Jackson and MESHELLE
Local and national groups convened for a weekend of organizing marking a transition from voter registration and education to mobilizing residents to vote in the midterm election By Edrea Davis – Call it the calm before the midterm election storm. Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable (GA BWR) treated staff, volunteers, local and national leaders, and members of […]
Val Demings for U.S. Senate
Long before she would become Orlando’s first female Chief of Police, Val Butler Demings learned from her parents about the American Dream. They didn’t have much: two parents and seven children in a small wood-framed house in Jacksonville. Her mother Elouise Butler worked as a maid; her father James as a janitor, landscaper, and orange […]