Trust Black Women. This phrase has been uttered across our social and political landscape for many years, steeped in the rich history of Black Women community and movement leaders. From Ida B. Wells to Fannie Lou Hamer and Judy Richardson, from Helen Butler to Stacey Abrams and LaTosha Brown, Black women, across generations, have taken the lead in ensuring our right to vote and laid the framework for using the ballot to save ourselves and our communities. Still, too many elected leaders continue to ignore the wisdom and advocacy of Black women to the detriment and harm of not only Black women but of us all. 

The outcomes of the 2016 election enabled the appointment of three conservative justices to the Supreme Court. These appointments paved the way for the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, eradicating our right to privacy and access to abortion. We have been marching and organizing for greater access to reproductive care knowing how these policies can be a death sentence for many women and disproportionately impact Black Women. Most recently, this resulted in the preventable deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller in Georgia, two Black women who succumbed to their tragic fates within weeks of the implementation of Georgia’s six-week abortion ban.

Trust Black Women Vote is ultimately a call for a greater culture of support for the wisdom, ingenuity, and power of Black Women leaders. It is our invitation to collectively ground, as Black women, in community with those who love, organize, and resist with us, as we build our collective power to stand united in our fight to impact policy through the voting booth and beyond. We are demanding our reproductive rights and freedom with every vote we cast this election. And Trust we’re here to make sure our votes count! Join Sister Song as we support and activate Trust Black Women Vote.