The article goes on to introduce me to Stacey Abrams, Georgia politician making a run for Governor in 2018. The sister is ambitious, blatantly and I love it. After all, why not? In the article, she talks about ambition being used to undermine black women, “When people use the phrase ‘media darling’ as a pejorative, what they’re saying is I’ve done a good job of making people pay attention to a state they did not think they needed to pay attention to.”
Seeing black women on political stages is always a cause for celebration. And seeing a black woman achieve a historical appointment is just the nail needed to break the glass ceiling. What I love most about her is that her aspirations and ambitions are no different than that of any man. Yet, when it is that of a woman. A black woman at that, it is seemingly “out of the norm”. She is showing young black girls to have a “why not” attitude when it comes to reaching these seemingly unattainable goals. And for that, I have to say, “I Hear That Girl!”
Read more about Stacey Abrams and her candidacy by visiting her website, www.staceyabrams.com.