The Grio Opinion: Democrats love Black women’s labor. They’re less committed to our progress and protection By JULIENNE LOUIS-ANDERSON

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Election after election, Black women organize, donate, volunteer, knock on doors, and show up at the ballot box. Black women have higher voter turnout than any other demographic and we overwhelmingly vote blue. Yet, when it’s time for the party to invest in the Black women that are running for office or defend them once they’re there, that loyalty is met with a deafening silence. 

Former Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush’s primary defeat is the most recent painful example. Missourians noted that they were inundated with well-funded advertisements attacking Bush, while Democratic donors and allied groups invested elsewhere. Millions of dollars were poured into campaign ads and securing endorsements for the other candidate. The message was clear: some candidates are worth millions, others, not so much. 

Bush isn’t the only Black woman to encounter that reality.

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