On Thursday, November 21st, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, and the Harvard Kennedy School Black Student Union hosted a discussion about the results from the 6th annual "Power of the Sister Vote” survey and how the priorities of Black women voters may shape key dimensions of the 2020 presidential race. Panelists included:

• Melanie L. Campbell, President & CEO Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable
• DeJuana Thompson, Creator of “Woke Vote” and Partner, Think Rubix
• Kirsten West Savali, Senior Editor News & Politics at Essence
• Kimberlyn Leary, Moderator, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management & Enabling Change Program Director, DrPH Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School | Executive Director of the Center of Excellence in Women’s Mental Health, McLean Hospital

A transcription of this podcast can be found online here. 

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