Hear about the role Black women played in Michigan s 2020 election.
During and after the 2020 election Black women were heralded as the, “backbone of democracy” by many Democrats. Their organizing efforts and the support they galvanized were crucial to President Joe Biden’s victory and Democrats regaining power in the U.S. Senate.
Their efforts in Georgia gained national attention, but Black women also played an essential role leading up to and following Michigan’s 2020 election.
Early on, the Biden Harris campaign zeroed in on the city of Detroit. Many believed President Trump’s narrowest nationwide margin of victory in 2016, was partially attributable to a depressed turnout in Wayne County the state’s most populous and bluest county. In her speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, former First Lady Michelle Obama alluded to Michigan:
January 17, 2021
Dashuna Robinson is the new president of the Benton Harbor Area Schools Board of Education. The body held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday of this past week, selecting its officers for 2021. Robinson started serving on the board in February of last year and now replaces former Trustee Joseph Taylor as the leader of the body. The vote for Robinson was unanimous.
A mostly new school board was also sworn in. The four new trustees are Rodger Tripplett, Angel Crayton, Trenton Bowens, and Stephanie Rockette-Martin. Returning are Robinson, Matthew Bradley, and Lue Buchana. Bradley was appointed board vice president Tuesday night, while Triplett was voted secretary and Crayton was voted treasurer.
January 12, 2021
Dashuna Robinson is the new president of the Benton Harbor Area Schools Board of Education. The body held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday night, selecting its officers for 2021. Robinson started serving on the board in February of last year and now replaces former Trustee Joseph Taylor as the leader of the body. The vote for Robinson was unanimous.
A mostly new school board was also sworn in Tuesday night. The four new trustees are Rodger Tripplett, Angel Crayton, Trenton Bowens, and Stephanie Rockette-Martin. Returning are Robinson, Matthew Bradley, and Lue Buchana. Bradley was appointed board vice president Tuesday night, while Triplett was voted secretary and Crayton was voted treasurer.