Chris Hayes [X]

And we know this! I’m not a Democrat or Republican, but I know when fellow Black women put in WORK. Meanwhile the narrative of “women” voters remains White. Even when the polls during smaller elections reflect a greater percentage of White women vote conservative than liberal, White women are given the praise for liberal candidates being elected and it’s always framed as being about pro-choice, as if Black women have the luxury of being single issue voters, or as if reproductive justice for Black women is solely about abortion. Check those stats for voter turnout in 2008 and 2012 for national elections. By race/gender demographic, Black women turned out like nobody else (this is partially because Prison Industrial Complex disenfranchises many Black male potential voters, but also speaks to Black women’s long history of political work at the grassroots level).