Academy teaches campaign basics to equip future candidates, boost Latino representation
After a 25-year hiatus, the two-day session offered lessons in the A to Zs of being in public office, as well as serving as support staff. Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar speaking to a group of prospective politicians and campaign operatives about his experience going from a staffer for… Read More
Black women pulled together for a Senate seat. Now it’s pulling Black women apart.
The U.S. House of Representatives was descending into uncharted depths of chaos, with one Republican even fretting that a debate over whether to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy would devolve into a fistfight. But this was more important. Laphonza Butler was more important. On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Steven Horsford, the Nevada… Read More
Danielle Noel Tapped as AFL-CIO Acting Department Head
Danielle Noel (Courtesy photo) The leaders of the AFL-CIO, President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond, recently announced the appointment of Danielle Noel as the new acting director of the Department of Civil, Human and Women’s Rights. In her new role, Noel—who joined the AFL-CIO in 2021 and serves… Read More
First Black woman to serve in Vermont Legislature to be honored posthumously
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The first Black woman to serve in the Vermont Legislature is being honored posthumously with an achievement award. The family of former Rep. Louvenia Dorsey Bright, who served in the Vermont House from 1988-1994 and died in July at age 81, will be presented with the… Read More
How Democrats in rural Northern California, deep in MAGA country, are growing stronger
Alice Rogers admitted that identifying as a Democrat in Siskiyou County felt a bit “like coming out.” She stood under a canopy of tall trees in Weed’s Carrick Park on a warm June afternoon along with about 100 other local Democrats at the county party’s annual fundraising dinner. Like many… Read More
The late Louvenia Dorsey Bright, Vermont’s first woman of color in the Statehouse, will be honored with lifetime achievement award, official portrait
“She chose the path that allowed her to be there and speak on behalf of people who weren’t there. And that made space for me to be much more visible, so that (people of color) could see themselves thriving, not just surviving,” said Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, D/P-Chittenden Southeast. Read More
First Black Woman to Serve in Vermont Legislature Has Died
Louvenia Dorsey Bright – COURTESY Louvenia Dorsey Bright, the first Black woman to serve in the Vermont legislature, died in July at her home in Park Forest, Ill. She was 82. Bright died of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Bright of Alexandria, Va. A longtime teacher at… Read More
One out of Three Ain’t Gonna Cut it
In February of 2015, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke to students at Georgetown University about what it was like to be one of the few women who have ever served on the US Supreme Court. Giving her opinion on when there would be enough women on the Supreme Court,… Read More
Letter to the editor: We need more women in office at every level
For every reason to not run for office, there are many reasons why Vermont women should. The decision to run for public office can seem daunting. That’s especially true for women, who are starkly underrepresented at every level of Vermont government and face unique challenges as candidates. However, for every… Read More
Sharpton will deliver Oliver eulogy
Rev. Al Sharpton. (Photo: Luke Martin). Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the primary eulogy for New Jersey Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver at her funeral services on Saturday. Funeral services will begin at 10 AM on August 12 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. “Lt. Governor… Read More