Five Black women are chasing history this midterm election cycle by running for governor.
The candidates are seeking a diverse range of governorships, in states known for their progressive politics as well as historically conservative states with a long and complicated history with Black Americans. And experts say a Black woman as governor would change any statehouse dynamic almost immediately.
“I’m of the mindset that Black women can help us overcome the challenges that regular, everyday people are facing,” Deidre DeJear, who is running for the Iowa governorship, told Yahoo News.
Georgia-based Democratic political operative Abigail Collazo echoed the sentiment. Collazo worked on the historic 2018 gubernatorial campaign of Stacey Abrams, who is a candidate again this cycle.
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