THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING

Voting in the upcoming elections is crucial. Many have been distracted by the current president’s appearance, forget-ting that running this country involves more than just one person. In any leadership role, a team provides support, guidance, and ensures the leader is knowledgeable and strong in areas outside their typical comfort zone. The Democrats’ challenge to the president to step down (despite most of them being just as old as he), is outrageous and makes blood boil. Black women have played an impactful role in ensuring progress and securing democracy for generations. From Sojourner Truth, who advocated for women’s voting rights, to Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman in Congress and the first woman of any race to seek a major party’s nomination for president. Ruby Bridges, the first child to desegregate a school in the South, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American woman elected to the Supreme Court, also come to mind. Today, the uproar over the president’s age, capability, and capacity to lead serves as a deflection. Th is concern may stem from an unspoken truth that some feel this country does not want a “Black Woman” as president. Th e fear and bigotry linked to...