Perspective: This presidential forum will have 2020 Democrats answer to women of color
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris speaks to students at a cafe on April 11 in Des Moines. By Kayla Epstein Kayla Epstein Embedded audience editor on the National desk Email Bio Follow Editor April 16 at 10:10 AM About US is an initiative by The Washington Post to explore issues of identity in the United States. Sign up for the newsletter.
As the 2020 election gets underway, women of color within the Democratic Party want to make sure it “boldly lives up to its values,” as Rep. Ayanna Pressley demanded of a group of party figures in December. This cycle’s crop of presidential contenders have gone out of their way to acknowledge issues facing African Americans and other minority groups in their speeches, appearances and policy rollouts, and their votes are seen as critical.
She the People’s forum will place candidates directly before an audience of women of color. Each presidential hopeful will appear onstage for 20 minutes and respond to their questions. Allison said she particularly wanted to hear the candidates’ proposals on issues such as immigration and criminal justice.
She the People has no plans to hold a forum for the Republican presidential field, in part, because of the lack of candidates. More than 40 national and regional partners that are led by or work to advance the causes of women of color have been invited to partner with She the People for the forum or attend, including the Texas Future Project, MoveOn, Black Voters Matter, New American Leaders and SEIU Texas.
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