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What a Kamala Harris Presidency Would Have Done for Black Women in Higher Education
By DuEwa Frazier, MFA, EdD
It’s the 1st day of December. Black Friday deals blanketed the web to target anxious shoppers. We’ve had the turkey (Tofurky if you’re vegetarian) and stuffing. Many are preparing for the next holiday, but if we’re honest, the hurt and disappointment from last month’s Presidential election still lingers.
Across social media in recent weeks, quotes and memes could be seen stating, “Black women rest.” Statistics showed that Black women, followed by Black men, overwhelmingly voted for Kamala Harris to be the 47th President of the United States. Voters who attended HBCUs, especially Washington D.C.’s Howard University, Harris’ alma mater planned to celebrate her win, and voters who are members of the D9 — Black Greek letter organizations, such as Harris’ Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. were certain that this time, this election would be different because the push was there.
We thought America was ready for its first woman President, its first Black woman President, its first multi-racial woman President. All of Kamala Harris’ racial identity, prosecutorial history, personal relationships, and motherhood status was constantly picked apart and questioned, but did anyone really take a moment to reflect on what her presidency would…
