Sasha Legette

In recent years, we have watched Black women step into positions of visible leadership in unprecedented numbers, in courtrooms, classrooms, city halls, and boardrooms. These moments matter not simply because they break barriers, but because they redefine what authority looks like and who is trusted to wield it. What we talk about less is what follows.

In our first year, Black Girl Caucus brought Black women together, kicked off We Choose Us, and proved there’s real momentum behind building power with intention.

Black women saw this coming. We’ve been saying it because it was already happening to us. We warned that electing this administration would come at the highest cost: our democracy itself...