Congresswoman Marcia Fudge Confirmed As Next Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development
She will be the first woman to lead HUD in 40 years. Chip Somodevilla
Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fudge will be the 18th secretary of HUD and the first woman in 40 years to lead the agency.
During her confirmation hearings, Fudge stressed that “HUD perhaps more than any other department exists to serve the most vulnerable people in America. That mandate matters a great deal to me. It is consistent with my own values, and it is precisely what has always motivated me to service,” she said.
Support Black Women Leaders Is Key Message In National Ad And We Agree
On International Women’s Day, advocacy group Higher Heights issues challenge for more representation of Black women in politics
In a full-page ad in
The New York Times, the group is celebrating nearly 100 current and former Black women political leaders. They run the gamut from Vice President Kamala Harris to the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Higher Heights is also challenging what they called “the shameless absence of Black women” in certain offices at the federal level and beyond.
“Zero Black women in the Senate. Zero Black women on the Supreme Court. Zero Black women Governors. Zero Black women… Presidents,” the ad reads. “52 years after Shirley Chisholm’s historic election as the first Black woman in Congress, Black women remain the backbone of our democracy and are more than qualified to lead it. On this International Women’s Day, #ReachHigher with Higher Heights for America to
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Not many forces work harder than Black women leading a movement. From the fight for suffrage to today’s battle against voter suppression, Black women have been the backbone of political progression, even when they don’t get the return on investment they deserve.
The tide is beginning to turn in their favor, however. In 2020, America elected Kamala Harris, the first female vice president, and sent more Black women to Congress than ever before. The most recent elections also confirmed Georgia as the battleground state that local organizers knew it was, resulting in a 50-50 split in the Senate between Democrats and Republicans.
NEW YORK (WABC) On this episode of Here and Now, reaction to the historic inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Sandra speaks with women who have spent years behind the scenes, increasing Black voter turnout, defending the Black vote, and fighting systematic racism.
Melanie Campbell is the President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and the convener of the Black Women s Roundtable and Glynda Carr is the President, CEO, and co-Founder of Higher Heights for America, the only political action committee dedicated to electing more progressive Black women.
Also on this episode, Sandra talks with New York Urban League President and CEO Arva Rice and DoorDash s Head of U.S. East and Federal Government Relations David London on a new partnership to support Black-owned businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.