Is the implication that a woman with less power is somehow palatable and more appealing? Ms. Allison grew increasingly frustrated during the 2016 and 2018 election cycles when, she said, women of color were rarely treated as a powerful group with distinct needs and strengths. “We’re not waiting — part of this moment is we’re not waiting for permission,” Ms. Allison said. “We know more how to assert our power, how to translate street heat into power as voters. Now what we’re demanding is governance.”Last month, Ms. Allison and dozens of other African-American women signed a letter urging Mr. Biden to choose a black woman as his running mate.

Source: New York Times June 30, 2020 00:00 UTC