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HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston area’s courts are going to be a lot more diverse thanks to a group of 17 African-American women and their “magic.”
The women, who were part of an effort dubbed the “Black Girl Magic” campaign, all won races Tuesday to be judges in various Harris County courts in an election that featured more black women on the county’s ballot than any other.
The “Black Girl Magic” campaign debuted over the summer with a viral photo that featured the 17 women and two other sitting Harris County judges inside a courtroom. Although those two judges lost their bids Tuesday for seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, they will retain their local judgeships.
Those behind the campaign say it was part of an effort to broaden the diversity of the Houston area’s judiciary and ensure that more African-Americans and other minorities can bring their backgrounds and life experiences to the bench and better reflect the diversity of the nation’s fourth largest city.
“I think that while Houston itself is one of the most diverse cities in the United States, our elected officials have not always reflected that,” said Lillie Schechter, chair of the Harris County Democratic Party, which put together the “Black Girl Magic” campaign. “Having a government that reflects the people, the population is something that is incredibly important.”
Lori Chambers Gray, a Houston defense attorney who won election to be a judge on a criminal district court, said the photo and the “Black Girls Magic” campaign provided her with a source of strength and motivation as she proceeded to Election Day.
“I hope that it’s an example for women that we do have opportunities to run and to win a campaign,” Gray said.
The “Black Girl Magic” moniker has been used as a hashtag in recent years to highlight the accomplishments of African-American girls and women. In politics, it’s been used to highlight the role African-American women have played in helping decide various races, including the highly contested Senate race in Alabama last year in which Democrat Doug Jones beat Republican Roy Moore.
The victory by the 17 black women on Tuesday was part of a Harris County rout by the Democrats, who won almost all of the nearly 70 local judicial races and ousted a popular Republican from the county’s top elected office.
Although Tuesday’s election will increase the diversity of the Houston-area’s judiciary, more than three-quarters of U.S. trial judges are white, according to 2016 report by a liberal legal organization, the American Constitution Society. The group found that less than one-third of state judges were women and less than one-fifth were people of color.
In Texas, women of color make up about 28 percent of the state’s population but only about 12 percent of its state court judges, according to the American Constitution Society’s report.
According to U.S. Census figures, African-Americans make up about 20 percent of Harris County’s population. Tuesday’s election will increase the number of black female judges in Harris County from eight to 25, according to the Harris County Democratic Party.
Angela Graves-Harrington, a family law attorney in Houston who was one of the 17 women elected, said Tuesday’s success will be an important step in improving diversity, as this will be the first time that black women have been elected as family court judges and as judges on misdemeanor criminal courts in Harris County.
“We felt showcasing the number of African-American women on the bench would galvanize our base and also galvanize those who don’t typically vote in the midterm elections and get them excited about coming out,” Graves-Harrington said. “We also wanted to have something out there that we could be proud of, that our community could be proud of and that Harris County could be proud of.”
Schechter said she hopes the successful election of the 17 African-American women inspires “candidates of all colors” to run for local offices.
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February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada, but Black women deserve to be celebrated, followed, and listened to well beyond February. Though many may make a concerted effort to learn during Black History Month , that effort should be an all the time thing, not just a one month of the year thing. There are so many women that we should all know far more about, so we’ve pulled together a list of 17 Black women that are making change today. From the first Black vice president of the United States (you didn’t think we’d leave her out, did you?) to businesswomen, journalists, activists, and more, these are women who we should all learn plenty about before reading about them later on down the line.
Sure, sure, she’s a person who likely needs no introduction, but in case you’re unaware, Vice President Kamala Harris is currently serving as the United States’ first Black, first woman, and first South Asian vice president. Previously, she represented California in the United States Senate (she was the first Black senator from California ) and before that she was California’s attorney general. It doesn’t get much more history-making than this.
Kristen Welker is a political reporter for NBC News. Earlier this year, she was named co-Chief White House Correspondent (she shares the role with reporter Peter Alexander). Now, NBC, ABC, CBS, and CNN will all have women reporters leading the coverage of the brand-new Biden administration, as The Hill noted. You may also remember Welker from her heavily praised handling of a Trump-Biden presidential debate this past fall (we’ll be the latest to add that she did an amazing job). Want to know more about what it’s like to report from the White House? Read our 2018 interview with Kristen here.
As a ballerina, Misty Copeland is basically both grace and strength personified—dancing is hard work. Copeland became the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black female principal dancer and is also a published author, speaker, and spokesmodel. She joined ABT in 2001 and has appeared in numerous roles over the last 20 years.
Morgan Harper Nichols is an artist, poet, and musician, and if you’ve ever been on Instagram, you’ve surely seen her gorgeous work. She also created an app and a shop and wrote All Along You Were Blooming , which was published in 2020. Her work is breathtaking, beautiful, and insightful, and, well, if you haven’t seen it yet, you’re definitely missing out.
Starbucks exec Rosalind Brewer (who goes by Roz) is the newly-named CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance (aka the company that owns Walgreens stores). According to the Chicago Tribune , Brewer will be the first woman and first Black person to lead the company . She previously led Sam’s Club, where she was the first woman and first Black CEO of a division of Walmart.
You may recognize Dr. Corbett from Instagram, where she’s posted tons of science communication on her profile, @kizzyphd , but what you should definitely know about her is that she is someone who has been hard at work trying to find solutions to bring the pandemic to a close. Dr. Corbett is a virology researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and was at “the forefront” (per Dr. Anthony Fauci, according to ABC News) of the research that resulted in the Moderna vaccine .
You’ve almost definitely heard all about Amanda Gorman since she performed (aka stole the show) at President Biden’s inauguration. According to the Washington Post , the Youth Poet Laureate is the youngest poet to have performed at a presidential inauguration . It was recently announced that she’ll grace our screens once again when she performs at the 2021 Super Bowl . Gorman also has three books being published this year, and, due to the demand after her inauguration performance, each title will receive a million-print run , CNN reported (they’re already best-sellers).
Freshman Rep. Marilyn Strickland joined the House of Representatives earlier this year after winning election in November. She is the first African-American woman to represent the state of Washington in D.C. and the first Korean-American woman to serve in Congress .
If you’re on Instagram, chances are pretty good that you’ve also seen Nedra Glover Tawwab’s work. Tawwab is a licensed therapist and relationship expert whose easily digestible and always helpful and insightful graphics are all over social media. Tawwab also runs a private practice and wrote a book to help you create healthy boundaries in your own life.
Actress, comedian, and activist (among many other things) Amanda Seales is someone you should definitely know. Her Small Doses podcast covers all manner of topics, from how to be an ally, to what the aftermath of surgery is like, and beyond. Follow her on social for heartfelt talks (you’ll learn something), smart commentary, glimpses into her work, and so much more.
Writer, educator, activist (and MSNBC contributor) Brittany Packnett Cunningham focuses her work on justice, intersectional feminism, and more. She co-founded Campaign Zero and also served on former President Obama’s Task Force for 21st Century Policing. Packnett Cunningham is also the host of Undistracted with Brittany Packnett Cunningham .
Rep. Cori Bush is a freshman congresswoman representing Missouri in the House of Representatives. Congresswoman Bush is also a nurse and activist and she is the first Black woman representative from Missouri and the first woman to represent her district.
Symone Sanders is a political strategist who is currently serving as Vice President Harris’s chief spokesperson , as well as a senior advisor and is part of the Biden administration’s women-led communications team. Sanders previously worked as the national press secretary for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.
Lindsay Peoples Wagner is a total powerhouse, and, even if you think you don’t know much about her, you very likely know her work. Peoples Wagner has been the Editor-in-Chief at Teen Vogue since 2018 and was recently named the new Editor-in-Chief at New York Magazine ‘s The Cut . She also co-founded the Black in Fashion Council with Sandrine Charles, which works to promote Black people in the fashion and beauty industries. Oh, and she’s only 30. We can’t wait to watch her journey at The Cut and beyond.
Even if you don’t closely follow the ins and outs of political campaigns, chances are pretty good that you’ve already heard about Stacey Abrams. The Georgia politicians, activist, and author has been widely credited as being a big reason why Georgia went blue twice in recent elections (first in the November presidential election and then again in the Senate runoffs in January). Abrams founded both the New Georgia Project and Fair Fight Action , which are dedicated to boosting civic engagement in Georgia and across the country. Abrams was nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize . She also has written several romance novels , which she published under a pen name. Abrams’ political thriller called While Justice Sleeps (published under her name) comes out later this year.
You may have seen Blair Imani’s Instagram content, but if you don’t follow her yet, you should. Imani is a writer and educator (among other things) whose #SmarterInSeconds series and other content will, truly, make you smarter in no time at all and inspire you to take action in your own life.
Brit Bennett is the author of bestsellers, The Vanishing Half and The Mothers . The Vanishing Half was one of the most anticipated (and loved) books of 2020 and was selected as a Good Morning America Book Club pick. Plus, she was named a National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 in 2016. Bennett also writes essays and, well, we pretty much already cannot wait to read whatever she writes next.
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