Politics and Current
In 2024 and beyond, women of color will vote for gun safety

WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 07: Angela Ferrell-Zabala of Moms Demand Action speaks as activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for a gun control rally on November 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court is scheduled to listen to arguments today in a case about whether domestic violence perpetrators are protected under the Second Amendment to own guns. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Every election cycle, a well-recognized query arises: How can we energize Black and brown voters? And while the query may often be reductive, it’s a mission-critical one. Black women and other women of color will be an influential force next November – as they’ve been in every recent presidential election. Over two thirds Black women found to have voted in 2020 – the third-highest rate of any racial and gender group.
Despite our diverse experiences, strategists often place women of color in a one-size-fits-all narrative, ignoring the influences of particular cultures, classes, and locations. Still, there are undeniable trends in what women of color can expect from their representatives. These priorities include, first and foremost, adopting commonsense regulations on the safety of life-saving weapons.
I actually have traveled across the country – red states, blue states, cities, suburbs and rural communities – and seen people fed up with the devastating effects of gun violence. Gun violence touches every corner of our society, but for women of color, especially black women like me, its impact is very clear and deeply felt.
I took up this job because I felt afraid of sending my child to high school after one other tragedy with a sense of pressure in my stomach. As a mother of black children, I do know that this shouldn’t be the tip of feelings. Guns are the leading killer of children and teenagers in America, and black youth bear the brunt. For us, it goes beyond the mass shootings that make headlines. These are on a regular basis incidents of gun violence that never make the news. These are fatal police shootings which are thrice more prone to be committed against black people than against white people. This systemic underinvestment in our communities leaves us vulnerable to violent crime.
When you concentrate on that black youth are 17 times more prone to die by gun homicide than their white peers, it becomes obvious why black women want politicians who will prioritize the safety of their children. Both white supremacy and gun violence are deadly epidemics in our country, and I lead our movement on the forefront of their intersection.
There are other dangers that weak gun safety laws pose especially to women of color, including the terrifying link between domestic violence and firearm use. Research shows that a perpetrator is more prone to kill his victim if he has access to a gun. Women of color face barriers to accessing essential services that would reduce the danger of deadly violence. This is very true for indigenous, black and Latina women, who also experience disproportionately high rates of homicide, with the perpetrator most frequently being an abusive partner.
However, our desire for gun safety goes deeper than these statistics. My own activism began young, because of my mother’s nurturing presence in our neighborhood. From the very starting, she instilled in me the idea that “it won’t be okay if it’s not okay.” Women of color have long been on the forefront of keeping their communities secure. Long before campaigns like Moms Demand Action were organized, we were doing this work by constructing networks to care for one another, watch over our youngsters, and engage in direct interventions in conflict to guard our family members.
Throughout my time on this movement, one thing has turn into clear: all of that is preventable. There are common sense laws like an assault weapons ban, stringent background checks, and extreme risk laws. There are local violence intervention programs combined with significant reinvestment within the communities most affected by violence. Accountability have to be demanded from the arms industry that gets away with murder. We have solutions – now we’d like politicians who understand this crisis and have the courage to really do something about it.
I do know persons are drained of hearing that voting is the reply, but I need women like me to comprehend the big power we will wield if we demand that candidates implement gun safety policies on their agendas. Because it has been proven that the solutions I discussed save lives and prevent unimaginable tragedies in families.
We are at a turning point. The 2024 elections represent a key opportunity to capitalize on growing momentum. With the NRA at a dead end, our movement stronger than ever, and the Biden-Harris Administration leading the White House on gun safety, effective solutions are nearby.
Voting is not just a straightforward answer; is a vital tool to influence change. I have a look at the women we elected, like Rep. Lucy McBath, a Moms Demand Action alum and a Black mother whose own son was kidnapped by gun violence, and I’m impressed by how fiercely she fights to advocate for common sense safety laws. It’s this kind of commitment to keeping families secure that offers me hope.
After all, candidates need our support greater than we’d like theirs. Without the support of women of color, they will lose their seats. No more in search of votes, no more staged photo sessions. Let’s stand in solidarity with one another and make it clear that we wish a safer future for our families.
We cannot – and will not – settle for anything less.
Politics and Current
Susan Rice calls Pete HegeSeth “stupid as rock” in an interview with the podcast

Susan Rice, a former national security advisor during the administration of President Barack Obama, was open, discussing what, in response to the Secretary of Defense Pete HegeSeth, as rumors, they spin about his future in Trump’s administration.
According to , During a conversation Thanks to the host “No Lie with BTC” Brian Taylor Cohen, Rice didn’t draw any blows when he described HegeSetha in unflattering categories, discussing some rainfall from the so -called signal controversy.
“Well, if you are a white Christian Cisgender Macho Maga, you can be as stupid as a rock and be considered a qualification to be the secretary of defense. We apparently learned this episode,” said Rice Cohen.
Rice continued, compiling the Trump’s concentration on combating diversity, equality and inclusion in how hegeSeth is just not eligible in her eyes.
“Dei was used as a suspension to suggest that anyone who is usually a woman is usually a color person, is usually a religious minority, might be disabled … he is usually a veteran of native origin, anyone who has used in any way, shapes or forms that we should always all treat and that we ought to be perceived on the basis of our substances, not discount, because we grow to be a lady or discount, That anyone should treat anyone.
According to Rice, he was a member of the Defense Policy Council until HegeSth allegedly removed the board members after a 45-day review On April 24, but time suggests that HegeSeth actually removed these members after indignant of right -wing influential in social media.
In an interview with Fox News, “Tucker Carlson, a dismissed adviser of HegeSeth, Dan Caldwell, mentioned that the management was currently involved in people who, according to Caldwell, were” extremely hostile “in the order of Donald Trump.
Caldwell called Rice specifically as a source of leaks in the HegeSetha Defense Department, for being blamed himself.
“She (Rice) and a group of other people who are extremely hostile to the president, and his worldview remain in the Defense Policy Council,” said Caldwell Carlson. “I would just say that if you want to look where the leaks come from, it would be a place where you can start.”
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell suggested in a press release that the changes reflect the values and direction of Trump’s administration.
“Secretary of HegeSeth appreciates the efforts of members on behalf of the Department and the United States of America, but it is necessary to change to support the new strategic direction and political priorities of the department and ensure effective use of departmental resources,” said Parnell.
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“I’m not here to say that I told you that”: Kamala Harris encourages courage, sister at the top of women – essence

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The former vice chairman of Kamala Harris remained largely from the public from losing in the November 2024 election at Donald Trump and his return to the White House in January. But this has modified on Thursday.
Speech in The leading women defined the peak At Dana Point, California, Harris passed the message of immunity, sister and the power of collective courage in uncertain times. “This is the moment when we all have to be in such rooms to remember that we have a strong sister,” she said. “Nobody can take our identity or existence from us – because we won’t let them.”
The peak, founded by the former CEO of Bet, Debra Lee, gathers influential black women to discuss leadership, politics and strengthening. In the film from her comments obtained by Huffpost,Harris emphasized the need for unity and motion.
“There were many things that we knew would happen,” Harris said, referring to the warnings she released during her campaign in 2024. After the sudden output of President Joe Biden from the race. “I’m not here to say that I told you that,” she added when the audience exploded with applause and shouts.
“It’s a completely different time,” she said. “A lot has changed.”
She recognized the challenges of the moment, pointing to the withdrawal of key politicians and the growing climate of fear. But she also reminded the audience that courage is contagious, identical to the strength of her sister.
“We see how people are silent. We see how the organizations are silent. We see the surrender for clearly unconstitutional threats,” she said. “Fear is contagious … but courage is also contagious.”
Less than 100 days after the second term, Trump dismantled the programs of diversity, justice and inclusion, approved mass layoffs of federal employees and imposed wide global tariffs that caused confusion of markets.
Despite the political realities, Harris explained that black women – who’ve at all times been at the forefront – are still growing.
“There is great power in this room. And yes, the world is watching,” she said. “But more importantly, people count on us – being nice, be fierce and be together.”
Politics and Current
“It’s about mixing the pool,” say critics

Almost a 12 months after his controversial and turbulent visit to the University of Memphis Kyle Rittenhouse, he’s preparing for the next event in the campus next month.
According to information about events at the university websiteThe 22-year-old activist for the rights of weapons is to talk at the University of MEmphis on 26 February about “his experiences and the importance of our rights to the second amendment.”

He was invited by the conservative political organization Turning Point USA (TPUS), the same group that hosted his visit to College in March last 12 months to speak about the “second correction” and “lies (Black Lives Matter)”.
Last 12 months, the Speaking Event at U of M’s Center Theater was a part of the short, national College route, which contained additional performances at Western Kentucky University and Kent State University, where campus communities took large demonstrations to sentence events. TPUS chapters in these schools also sponsored these visits.
At the University of Memphis, dozens of scholars who opposed his event appeared that Heckle and questions about his political attitudes, which prompted him to go away the stage earlier. The viral movies also showed the moments when the protesters were led by members of Rittenhouse and Tpus, who accompanied him from the campus.
A number of months after the event, the Alliance of the Defense of Freedom (ADF) sent letter request To school, they claim that the campus officials “allowed the crowd” to shut the Rittenhouse’s visit, but still burdened the $ 1600 tpus for defense, which “stood idly”.
The group also opposed the university’s demands, as TPUS switched from the ticket program to the university’s ticket system, which, he claims, allowed students who planned to protest against the event for booking places.
Officials of the University of Memphis sent A press release of local information about one other Rittenhouse visit to the campus: “The speaker was invited by the registered student organization. This event is not sponsored by the University of Memphis.”
Although the common opposition to the previous Rittenhouse visit appeared last 12 months, at Z Z stated that they might not legally prohibit this event, citing the first amendment and the Act on freedom of speech in the Tennessee campus.
The news about his next visit already creates waves online. Proponents of Rittenhouse have fun this event, but the opponents are lower than satisfied.
“It’s just about mixing the pool”, one Facebook user commented.
“For some reason he was rejected from the stage. Take a clue, he is not desirable here,” added one other.
“If you don’t want to hear what he has to say – don’t go!” Someone else wrote.
Rittenhouse became widely known at the age of 17 after he fatally shot two men and hurt one other during the protest in 2020 against Jacob Blake’s police shooting in Kenosh, Wisconsin. During the trial, he claimed that the defense itself, and the jury later acquitted him for all offenses.
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