On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets for the second Women's March.
White women came out in droves. But when push comes to shove, race trumps gender. It's worth remembering that 52 percent of white women voted for Trump.
In the Alabama senate election, 57 percent of white women voted for alleged sexual predator Roy Moore. By contrast, black women overwhelmingly supported Doug Jones.
African Americans in Alabama voted to save themselves. In so doing, they powered the Democratic candidate to victory in the heart of Dixie. Black women are flexing their power and organizing Power Rising Summit:
Black women of all backgrounds, experience, and expression will gather for Power Rising: Building an Agenda for Black Women, an historic summit that will build an actionable agenda that leverages our individual and collective power and influence for the advancement of ourselves, our families, our communities and our future.
The Summit will be organized around five key pillars of activism and engagement: Business & Economic Empowerment; Culture, Community, and Society; Education, Technology, and Innovation; Health & Wellness; and Political Empowerment. Not since the Combahee River Collective statement was written some 40 years ago have Black women gathered to create an agenda that explicitly addresses the unique intersectionality of Black women.
Power Rising 2018 will be held February 23-25 in Atlanta, Ga. For information on how to register to attend the summit, visit www.powerrising.org.